Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2006, 10:52 PM
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I don't think so, this kind of necklace comes...
I don't think so, this kind of necklace comes from East-Africa most of the time, and in this part of the continent the weapons 'handles are not really covered with this kind of copper strands, but...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2006, 10:28 PM
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Boys & Girls
Interesting, this duality male/female in African weapons.
Another exemple with these Laka throwing knives called miya-bo, the nga-til is the male one, and the ngéégue the female :...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2006, 11:00 PM
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African shape !
I found this one yesterday, a short sword (48cm) from the Mongo (Ntomba, Ndengese) of Congo.
A really nice shape, I like it.It makes me think to the silhouette of a women with a long evening dress !...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2006, 10:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2006, 10:35 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2006, 10:12 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2006, 10:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2006, 12:28 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2006, 09:13 AM
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Mandara
It looks like one of mine witch come from the Mandara mountains, North-Cameroon, region of the Kirdi.
The handle is made of horn.
In the 2 exemples on my website, the blade is enlarge at his...
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Forum: Swap Forum
24th February 2006, 11:19 PM
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AFRICAN WEAPONS for sale
Some African knives for sale :
Bwaka knife
http://lulef.free.fr/html/bwaka.html
Kirdi (Mandara) knife with scabbard
http://lulef.free.fr/html/kirdi_2.html
Ngombe "béro"
for information :...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2006, 11:05 PM
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NGULU
Good execution knife before 1940, called NGULU.
Ngombe, Doko, Mongo.
http://lulef.free.fr/html/doko.html
Luc
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2006, 12:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2006, 10:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2006, 05:33 PM
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Stands
:D I do it myself & with a friend who can works the metal (cut sheet of metal)
Luc
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2006, 05:30 PM
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Localisation
Great piece, I agree.
There is a lot of very good books, monographs and thesis on African weapons, especially for Central Africa.Throwing knives, sickled weapons, executions knives are classified in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2006, 05:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2006, 09:57 PM
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Not from Central-Africa.There are short spears...
Not from Central-Africa.There are short spears like this in sub-saharian countries, Sudan, East and South Africa.The handle seems to be wrapped with varan skin.But I' ve never seen one like this.
Luc
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2006, 08:46 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th February 2006, 02:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2006, 08:46 PM
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Ngombe bero
You're right the bero are battle swords.It is probable also that these knives were occasionnaly thrown.
3 bero from my collection:
The first is rare with the spur just below the handle, and old...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2006, 08:24 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2006, 08:20 PM
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> Bonsoir Zan et merci de votre accueil :o
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> Bonsoir Zan et merci de votre accueil :o
Did you travel yourself in those beautiful african countrys ?
> No I stay in Europe, but we can find african weapons in France and Belgium, maybe...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2006, 08:14 PM
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Shona short sword
Hello Marc,
Your short swords and knives are from the SHONA people, they are called bakatwa, double-edged.The sheath is called hara, made of 2 pieces of wood, sometimes ivory, carved and bound...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2006, 11:11 PM
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New member
Hello, I'm a new member, my name is Luc LEFEBVRE, I live in the north of France.
I am collecting African weapons, especially from Central Africa, you can take a look at my collection on this...
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