A powerful slave-trading state during the 18th and 19th 199 centuries, Dahomey was conquered by France in the 1890s. The weapon’s length 17¾ in (45 cm) metal blade is blunt, perhaps because it was for ceremonial use. 1900 origin ghana weight 1½ lb (0.65 kg) length 20 in (51 cm) Barbed metal point Polished wooden handle ax club date c.1900 origin dahomey This decorative, highly-polished ax club was probably made weight ¾ lb (0.39 kg) in the West African kingdom of Dahomey. serve to finish off enemies wounded by arrows and unable to flee. The roughened skin of thrown in skirmishes where warriors length 105 in (267 cm) length 48 in (122 cm) a monitor lizard has been used to improve avoided close combat. Covering of hide Tapering copper Shaft wrapped in full view spearhead woven wire fighting pick african spears date top: c.1900 date bottom: c.1900 This unusual fighting pick from West Africa In tribal warfare, spears were almost origin sudan origin africa has a barbed metal point with a tang inserted always used as missile weapons, weight 2½ lb (1.15 kg) weight 1 lb (0.45 kg) into a wooden shaft.
The multiple barbs on the arrowheads made them very difficult to extract from a wound. Lizard-skin Wooden grip handle Iron barb Iron binding Cane shaft Multi-barbed sudanese arrows date top: c.1900 date bottom: c.1900 arrowhead Leaf-shaped Tribal warfare in Sudan consisted of origin sudan origin sudan blade rushing forward to discharge arrows weight 1 oz (28 g) weight 1 oz (28 g) at the enemy from some 165 ft (50 m) length 24 in (61 cm) length 26 in (66 cm) range, then retreating to avoid arrows fired in reply.
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