Blades - Sub Category Militaria - Category

ID: 910508

Maasai Tribe Lion Killing Spear - Early 19th Century.

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Description

A Maasai Tribe lion killing spear. A 19th century example as traditionally used by young Maasai warriors with the intent of killing a lion as a mark of adulthood. Such examples were also used as a form of currency as the Maasai tribe traditionally imported metal from foreign merchants.

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