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It's part of Saddam Hussein's barbecue set up.......

Actually a rack for FIM-92 Stinger missile launchers.
 

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I suspect you found this page? But yes: according to the writing on the back of the photo (I bought five binders full of 1980s–’90s military vehicle pictures in a second-hand book store some years ago), it’s a rack for Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, I assume to transport them in the field without risk of damage. I’d never seen or heard of it before, and without the caption on the back I doubt I’d have figured it out either.

Over to you, Peter!
 

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Hey.I found that page too but keep it quiet.I bet that Jakko bloke nicks all his photos off it.
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For some odd reason, I actually suspect it to be the other way around …
 
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You won't find this one with a Google image search. This item is from my own collection of tribal artefacts. It is obscure, so a twenty question style approach would probably be best (unless you know it).

What country is it from, which people made it and what is it's use:

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Okey dokey.
Metal or polished stone head?
Functional or ceremonial?
to start with.
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Not Ethiopia, but right continent. Iron axe head, ceremonial use.
 

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I now have reason to believe that this is a Yoruba axe !
Jon.

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A symbol of Ogun to reflect the owner's rank and status.
Or..........I'm on completely the wrong track.
 
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Not Yoruba, right country, Nigeria. The people who made it are less numerous and resident in Gongola state. You may have to look for comparative artwork, particularly single figures to find them. zyama.com is useful.
 
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It does reflect the owners rank, but it's nothing to do with the Yoruba. The Yoruba do have an axe cult to do with Shango the god of thunder. Prehistoric stone axes which were found in the area were thought to have come from heaven, thus the birth of the Shango cult.

Our axe is more to do with lineage and ancestors. Now it's really just a style issue in trying to identify the makers.
 
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Got it! Well done Jon.

It's a ceremonial axe made by the Chamba of Nigeria. It would have been owned by a tribal elder and worn hooked on his shoulder on important occasions in order to reflect his status. The figure represents an ancestor and is a symbol of lineage and spiritual inheritance.
 

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What can you tell me about this eponymous site?.
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I can't make the image any bigger.
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Is that a Stamford Bridge? If so, Harold beat Harald, mostly because Harald’s parents couldn’t spell....
 
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