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Old 22nd January 2009, 08:39 PM   #1
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Look at these engravings on Ngombe Doko execution knives, they are very similar to the one on the sword.
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Old 22nd January 2009, 08:59 PM   #2
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A Ngbandi blade with a Ngombe hilt? Could be there was intertribal trading between the two groups?

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Old 25th January 2009, 12:08 AM   #3
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Very nice observations Luc LEFEBVRE, thanks for all the information.
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