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3rd July 2021, 12:19 PM
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African swords for ID
Hello,
Can you please help me identify these African swords? Last edited by mariusgmioc; 3rd July 2021 at 01:00 PM. |
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3rd July 2021, 01:10 PM
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Top left: konda , Congo Top right: yaka , congo Bottom left: not sure, maybe chokwe, kuba Bottem right: if the handle ends in a metal spade, maybe tebu , tchad, Central Africa. Best regards Marc |
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5th July 2021, 11:48 PM
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To add to Marc's IDs, the bottom left is likely Hausa though I have seen daggers/swords of this type attributed to the Fulani and Tikar as well. The bottom right looks like a mix of Tebu and Sudanese (Ingessana?) styles
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6th July 2021, 03:16 PM
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Thank you very much!
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7th July 2021, 11:00 PM
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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 similar one on the site of "Memoire africaine" http://www.memoire-africaine.com/armes2.html The last is more difficult: the scabbard seems to have been made from the tail of a small crocodile, so it could be from Sudanese area, probably the hypothesis that it is Ingessana (or Fur) is correct. In the archive of Ethan Rider's photographs you can see a knife with a practically identical hilt, the blade instead is a little different. https://ertribal.com/index.php/triba...ngessana-sudan Greetings to all. |
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10th July 2021, 07:57 AM
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Thank you very much!
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19th July 2021, 04:18 PM
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Dear Duccio,
Thank you for posting the link to the interesting website www.memoire-africaine.com. However, I am afraid there is some missunderstanding here. The knife you describe as "bottom left" is more probably from the northeastern part of Nigeria or from the northern Nigerian borderland. The shape of the handle is in Hausa style, the shape/style of the blade is like from the surroundings of north Cameroonian city of Maroua, the engarved ornaments on the blade are typical for Sahel. You are absolutely right, the handle decoration resembles the style of Kuba. Best regards, Martin |
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