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Two African Maasai Warrior Spears

$ 171.6

Availability: 83 in stock
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Kenya
  • Handle Material: Wood
  • Blade Material: Iron
  • Type: Spear
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    Two African Maasai Warrior Spears.
    Two spears made of metal and wood. Approximately 50" long. Made by the Maasai
    The Maasai inhabit the
    African Great Lakes
    region and arrived via the
    South Sudan
    .
    [11]
    Most
    Nilotic
    speakers in the area, including the Maasai, the
    Turkana
    and the
    Kalenjin
    , are
    pastoralists
    , and are famous for their fearsome reputations as warriors and cattle-rustlers.
    [11]
    The Maasai and other groups in
    East Africa
    have adopted customs and practices from neighboring
    Cushitic-speaking
    groups, including the
    age set
    system of social organization,
    circumcision
    , and vocabulary terms.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maasai_people