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Old 17th December 2007, 10:51 PM   #1
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A good illustration of a Poto sword.
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Old 18th December 2007, 06:46 AM   #2
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Now that!....is a Poto sword!!!
Thanks very much Luc. Where is this tribe located in Africa?
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Old 18th December 2007, 04:07 PM   #3
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Hi Luc

That is a nice sword and at first I thought the picture was from a museum but now I realize that it is your Poto sword .


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Old 18th December 2007, 06:56 PM   #4
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Luc, that is a beauty

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Old 18th December 2007, 07:44 PM   #5
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Very nice indeed, I am still wait for one. What is the chap in the photo holding in his other hand?
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Old 19th December 2007, 04:59 PM   #6
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The Poto are living in the north west of Congo, on the Congo river, under the Ngbandi (see the map joined)
The picture is from The Tervuren Museum, published in an old book.
In the right hand the man is holding a harpoon.
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