Ethnographic Arms & Armour - Miniature gubasa/akrafena?

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Araña_del_Sol

20th March 2022 06:34 PM

Miniature gubasa/akrafena?

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Hi,

I recently acquired a knife that appears to be a mini-version of a gubasa or akrafena of the Fon/Akan peoples. The knife is 29.5 cm (~11.6 in.) in total length and is plain except for the series of triangular holes near the cutting edge. Any thoughts?

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Duccio

22nd March 2022 12:56 PM

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I may be wrong, but for me it is a miniature of akrafena, therefore of the Akan (or Ashanti) people, therefore Ghana, not Benin.
I also have a miniature of akrafena, see below:

Araña_del_Sol

23rd March 2022 12:43 AM

Thanks for posting this, there is definitely a similarity though mine is nowhere near as nice as yours.

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