Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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23rd June 2024, 09:46 AM
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23rd June 2024, 09:01 AM
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Hi Ian
Interesting sword.
The faces on...
Hi Ian
Interesting sword.
The faces on the hilt are similar to the Kifwebe Songye masks.
2 questions arise:
1. Did Songye have copper/brass casting? I don’t have such information, perhaps...
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22nd June 2024, 08:18 PM
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14th June 2024, 10:16 AM
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Hi Marc, thanks!
Yes, very similar to...
Hi Marc, thanks!
Yes, very similar to Songye.
You're right, Hemba and Songye's ancestors migrated from the Luba Empire, so they have a lot in common.
On the Hemba people, I found information...
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14th June 2024, 09:37 AM
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13th June 2024, 02:43 PM
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Ceremonial sword, Hemba/Luba, D.R. Congo
A new sword has arrived in my African collection.
The Hemba (Luba Hemba) people (or Eastern Luba) are a Bantu ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Quite a rare item; I...
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11th June 2024, 07:23 PM
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2nd June 2024, 10:27 AM
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Throwing spear, Sudan?
Such spearheads have already been discussed on the forum. This is a short spear from my collection.
Specifications:
Total length – 690 mm, tip length – 415 mm
The wooden shaft is covered with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th May 2024, 06:07 PM
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[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;291294]In searching old...
[QUOTE=Jim McDougall;291294]In searching old threads, and notes, these type swords are sort of between large dagger and dirk, and seem to be from the Nile regions between 3rd and 4th cataracts...
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28th May 2024, 10:08 PM
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Short sword, Fur, Sudan
Short sword from my collection.
Specifications:
Total length in sheath - 610 mm, sword length - 590 mm, blade length - 470 mm, blade width at the hilt - 30 mm, blade thickness - 3 mm, weight -...
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16th May 2024, 02:24 PM
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14th May 2024, 10:31 AM
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10th May 2024, 01:07 PM
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Hello Changdao
Thanks for the comment. :)
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Hello Changdao
Thanks for the comment. :)
The sword lies very comfortably and pleasantly in the hand; it is quite a working weapon. Well balanced, center of gravity 2/3 to the tip of the blade....
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