Watutsi Spear
Watutsi People
German East Africa (Rwanda, Burundi) / Great Rift Valley
Late 19th - Early 20th century (ca. 1900)
Steel, wood
Blade: 13,3cm
Blade & Socket: 32,4cm
Blade & Shaft: 168,3cm
Collection Date: 2023

A spear of the Watutsi People living in the Great Rift Valley countries of Rwanda and Burundi. It is composed of a small spearhead, flared toward the base, tapering to a point with a slight medial ridge. Long steel socket and a wooden shaft. The shaft is slightly bent and has a crack for a short period near the middle section.

• https://african-weapons.com/gallery?4-tutsi-spears-before-1900

• https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1906-0615-67

• https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1937-1006-22

• https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1948-08-167