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ANTIQUE AFRICAN WAR AXE CLUB   PRE 1900'S   ETCHED IRON BLADE

$ 92.86

Availability: 66 in stock
  • Tribe: UNKNOWN
  • Material: IRON AXE AND WOODEN HANDLE
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Color: Brown
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    ANTIQUE AFRICAN WAR AXE CLUB
    PRE 1900'S
    ETCHED IRON BLADE
    THIS
    AFRICAN WAR AXE CLUB
    , AS WELL AS OTHER AFRICAN PRE 1900 ITEMS, WE WILL POST IN THE NEAR FUTURE
    WERE GIFTED TO US BY A FRIEND
    WHO PASSED AWAY IN THE 1980'S.
    HIS FATHER
    SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS DOING
    MISSION WORK IN AFRICA,
    MAINLY IN
    FRENCH WEST AFRICA,
    NIGERIA,
    THE CONGO
    ,
    BELGIAN CONGO
    AND
    ANGOLA
    THIS
    WAR AXE CLUB
    MEASURES
    16 1/4 INCHES LONG AND 8 INCHES WIDE AT THE HEAD
    THESE WERE
    USED
    FOR
    HUNTING, FIGHTING AND ALSO STATUS SYMBOLS
    THE HANDLE, AT ONE TIME, HAD 2 OR 3 BANDS OF WIREWORK
    BUT AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS, SOME OF THIS WIRE HAS SPRUNG AWAY FROM ITS' ORIGINAL POSITION
    THE
    BLADE
    HAS
    ETCHED DESIGNS ON BOTH SIDES.
    ONE SIDE
    HAS
    2 HUMAN STICK FIGURES
    (SEE PHOTOS)
    AND OTHER SIDE ALSO HAS ETCHED DESIGNS
    THE BLADE IRON
    GOES THROUGH THE
    DARK PART OF THE HEAD OF THE CLUB
    TO HELP IT STAY IN PLACE
    THE
    BOTTOM INCH
    OF THE
    HANDLE IS ALSO CARVED.
    ( SEE PHOTOS)
    THIS ALONG WITH OTHER AFRICAN ITEMS WE WILL BE POSTING IN THE NEAR FUTURE WERE
    MADE TO BE USED
    AND
    NOT
    AS
    SOUVENIRS.
    WE KNOW
    FOR SURE THAT
    THIS WAS MADE BEFORE 1915
    THE TWO  OF US SPENT SOME TIME STAYING WITH THE
    MAASAI TRIBE
    IN A
    MAASAI VILLAGE
    IN KENYA.
    We
    also
    now have an amazing
    AFRICAN SWORD / KNIFE
    up for Auction
    ONCE YOU SPEND TIME IN AFRICA WE FIND THAT AFRICA GETS "IN YOUR BLOOD"
    SHIP TO
    USA ONLY
    You
    Must
    have a
    UNITED STATES Mailing Address
    NO
    RETURNS
    PAYPAL ONLY