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Old 8th January 2010, 05:28 PM   #1
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Default Ceremonial Iron from Cameroon - real or fantasy ?

At first - family photo of previous sickles (from Rhumsiki /?/; the biggist one is 47 cm long).

Then - there is "punk" ceremonial iron obtained in Maroua - also North Cameroon. Again -I have never seen such before....
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Old 8th January 2010, 05:33 PM   #2
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Really nice. My first thought was how similar to more standard Kirdi currency axes, so I found this site with one nowhere near as nice as yours!

http://www.amyas.net/thumbs.php?catid=5&height=0

I like the zigzag patterns and the placing of the brass dot is just right. I want one .
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Old 8th January 2010, 06:15 PM   #3
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Sweet I just love these types of things.
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Old 8th January 2010, 09:15 PM   #4
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Hi Martin,
the three upper sickles I think are dancing sickles from the Dadiya (9°36'/11°30'), called "jen'nyi". Christophe Evers wrote in his book "Art of the Upper Benue River" that these ceremonial weapons used by young men in their coming of age festival "kal".
This other rituell throwing knife called "cicawa" comes from a small group called Ga'anda (9°30'/12°35'), like the Dadiya, a Chadic or Adamawa speaking ethnic group living in Nigeria at the upper Benue river.
This "cicawa" are never used as weapon, but are carried by the guardians of the initiants at the end of the boys initiation.
Hope it helps a little bit .
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Old 8th January 2010, 10:29 PM   #5
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Scan from the book : THE PERFECT FORM
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Old 10th January 2010, 10:03 AM   #6
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Many thanks for interesting references and good identification.
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