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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2023, 03:41 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 23,285
Posted By Duccio
Hello Roano, your new knife comes from Algeria...

Hello Roano, your new knife comes from Algeria and is called "Bou Saadi" from the name of a city where it is produced, or Khodmi; it was used by the shepherds of the Kabilya tribes to slaughter the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd November 2022, 01:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,664
Posted By Duccio
Maybe I found. Indian churn... Too bad, it's...

Maybe I found.
Indian churn...
Too bad, it's not an African weapon.
Still, it's a nice item.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd November 2022, 12:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,664
Posted By Duccio
Hello everyone, just to stay on the subject,...

Hello everyone,
just to stay on the subject, just today I received this, and I don't know whether to place it among my African weapons or find a place for it in the kitchen... Frankly, it seems a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2022, 12:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,364
Posted By Duccio
I may be wrong, but for me it is a miniature of...

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:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2022, 12:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,151
Posted By Duccio
Sajen is right, yours is a ceremonial sword...

Sajen is right, yours is a ceremonial sword typical of the Ashanti people (or Asante) and is called by the name of "akrafena" or "afena".
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2022, 11:37 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 45,897
Posted By Duccio
Thank you very much, Kronckew, for the thorough...

Thank you very much, Kronckew, for the thorough technical explanation, it is always a pleasure to learn something new. Too bad my khukuri isn't interesting at all ... I'll use it to peel potatoes....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2022, 06:31 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 45,897
Posted By Duccio
Hello everyone, I would like to know from...

Hello everyone,
I would like to know from khukri experts if this purchase of mine is just tourist stall stuff or not. I was curious about the horn handle, carved in a rather unusual shape. For the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2022, 03:50 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,092
Posted By Duccio
Hi Pitt, the daggers in the photos you posted...

Hi Pitt,
the daggers in the photos you posted are actually Sardinian "Leppa de chintu" (belt blades); they are blades of variable length from 20-30 cm up to 50-60, with the handle typically made of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2021, 10:03 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 16,820
Posted By Duccio
Well, I don't think so ... first of all, the...

Well, I don't think so ... first of all, the beidana was a weapon (like almost all "poor" weapons) derived from a work tool, a billhook, simply by forging the much longer blade, but always of scarce...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2021, 04:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 16,820
Posted By Duccio
I have now noticed a curious detail that can be...

I have now noticed a curious detail that can be seen in the blade of the ax (recade) and which is almost always present in a very particular weapon (it is called "beidana") that was distinctive of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2021, 09:03 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 16,820
Posted By Duccio
I think Ariel is right: at the "Petit Musée de la...

I think Ariel is right: at the "Petit Musée de la Recade" in Cotonou there is an object very similar to yours on display (https://www.lespharaons.com/2020/01/17/benin-culture-28-sceptres...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th November 2021, 05:19 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 103,731
Posted By Duccio
Ciao Kai, you are the first on the list! When...

Ciao Kai,
you are the first on the list!
When I decide to part with it, I'll warn you first, rest assured.
But you have to take away a curiosity: why are you interested in a knife that, it seems...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2021, 02:06 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 103,731
Posted By Duccio
Wow, Gustav, what speed! And surely the Gjellerup...

Wow, Gustav, what speed! And surely the Gjellerup you found has a much better chance of being the owner of my golok than a poet could have!
Thank you so much!
Duccio
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2021, 11:54 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 103,731
Posted By Duccio
Speaking of goloks from Tjikeroeh, I would like...

Speaking of goloks from Tjikeroeh, I would like to know if any expert on this type of object can give me some information on the golok of which I am attaching some photos:
it is a knife with a very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2021, 04:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 19,460
Posted By Duccio
Hi GP, I don't know how to answer you ... I...

Hi GP,
I don't know how to answer you ... I guess your second hypothesis is true, anyway.
I only found this little information on the sites to which I give you the link:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2021, 03:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 19,460
Posted By Duccio
It is a kind of rope of vegetable fibers, I think...

It is a kind of rope of vegetable fibers, I think it serves to hold the blade firmly inside the handle, which has a slit. Maybe it's good that your knife doesn't have it; if the blade is firm, it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2021, 03:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 19,460
Posted By Duccio
Hi GP, your Salampasu's twin brother is in my...

Hi GP, your Salampasu's twin brother is in my house ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2021, 03:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,122
Posted By Duccio
I tried to find out more about Hausa knives, and,...

I tried to find out more about Hausa knives, and, with the information I found, I must say that Martin and Pieje are actually right: what I thought was a Kuba knife is definitely Hausa (therefore a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th July 2021, 05:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,122
Posted By Duccio
Dear Martin, I must confess that my experience...

Dear Martin,
I must confess that my experience as a collector is very limited, so I don't pretend to teach others at all, I just throw a few hypotheses there, to discuss them together. In this case,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th July 2021, 07:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,809
Posted By Duccio
Drac2k, if you say that the sheath and the knife...

Drac2k, if you say that the sheath and the knife are made for each other, I have no reason to contradict you, but I must say that on the one hand the sheath is unequivocally Mabendi (all the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2021, 11:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,122
Posted By Duccio
Hi, I think Marc is right: the first is...

Hi,
I think Marc is right: the first is definitely Konda and the second is definitely Yaka; I'm pretty sure the bottom left knife is a Kuba, the handle decoration is typical.
You can see a very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th May 2021, 09:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,908
Posted By Duccio
The blade is certainly very beautiful and...

The blade is certainly very beautiful and interesting, but I like to emphasize the beauty of the hilt and the fact that it is in perfect condition, which happens very rarely!
Congratulations, a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2021, 09:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,939
Posted By Duccio
Without a doubt an Afar Gile, every detail is...

Without a doubt an Afar Gile, every detail is absolutely coherent: shape of the blade, shape of the handle, materials and decoration of the scabbard, everything, in short.
And also the fact that it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2021, 04:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,543
Posted By Duccio
Beautiful! Congratulations, interesting purchase....

Beautiful! Congratulations, interesting purchase.
The attribution to the Lengola people would seem correct to me too, but one could perhaps also evaluate the Lega people as a candidate: Lengola...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2021, 06:42 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 55,152
Posted By Duccio
At the British Museum there is a crocodile skin...

At the British Museum there is a crocodile skin "cuirass", apparently used for cult purposes rather than for war, dating back to the Roman domination of Egypt (about 300 AD).
...
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