Mongo Javelin

  • Mongo Javelin

  • Mongo Javelin

  • Mongo Javelin

  • Mongo Javelin

  • Mongo Javelin

  • Mongo Javelin

Mongo Javelin
Mongo, Konda, Ntomba, Sengele, Kundu
Équateur District, Congo Free State - Équateur Province, Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Late 19th - Early 20th century (ca. 1890 - 1900)
Steel, wood
Blade: 32,4cm
Blade & Socket: 40,6cm
Blade, Socket, Shaft: 141,6cm
Collection Date: 2023
Collection Number: 338



Ex. Scott Bergmans: Lommel, Belgium (2023)
Ex. Belgian Collection: (ca. 1900)



Steel javelin of the Mongo / Konda peoples used for hunting. Strong medial ridge separated by two fullers, continuing into two outside ridges with chamfered edges. The shaft is wooden with a spiral carved design. From an old Belgian collection. Ca. 1900.



The last photo is of Nkundu warriors showing a similar javelin spear in hand.