African Spear Views
Scientific synonyms and common namesLinuparus somniosus Berry and George, 1972Synonyms:Linuparus somniosus Berry and George, 1972, Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden, 46: 18, text-fig. 1, pls 1,2.In older literature the species was sometimes incorrectly identified as L. trigonus.FAO Names:African spear lobster [English]Fr -Langouste javelot d'AfriqueLangosta jabalina africana [Spanish]Local Names:MOZAMBIQUE: Lagosta lanceira
The Drum and Spear Bookstore was founded in 1968 by Charlie Cobb, a former secretary for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). It developed out of the civil rights/black power movement in Washington, DC. Its organizers set out to create a local as well as national and international resource for reliable information about the African American and African world, aimed at people of African descent, wherever they lived.
Drum and Spear specialized in books written by black authors and books on Asian, African, and African American subjects. It quickly developed into a combination bookstore, library, community center, and pld"literary haven,ird" according to Professor Daphne Muse of Mills College. Muse noted, rld"It wasn't uncommon to see Toni Morrison and Amiri Baraka browsing the shelves alongside diplomats and regular folk.ard" According to early board member Jennifer Lawson, the store opened at a time just before black studies took root in U.S. colleges and universities, when only a handful of Afro-centric bookstores operated in this country.
Knives, axes, currency blades and spears, most made of forged iron, attest to the skills in metal of the blacksmiths of many traditional African peoples. Most exhibit an inventive variety of form and workmanship far beyond what was functionally necessary. Some functioned as weapons. Many , however, were solely for ceremonial or ritual use, or displayed for prestige or status. The largest selections also served as currency, with forms made in the style of weapons, but not functional.
African Spear Images
