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This is not a real weapon unless you are a fly.
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The dark wood (African blackwood ?) and ivory, make me think more of East Africa - maybe Tanzania, Swahili coast, Makonde etc...
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Hi Colin
That's what I first thought but the chain link motif throws me off. Is there any reference that East African tribes used the style of carving? |
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Hi Lew
There is an illustration of a Swahili carved wooden door from Tanzania, that incorporates the chain motif, in the book "Africa The Art of a Continent" by Tom Phillips 1995. I'm not sure if I can post an image, for copyright reasons ? but its on page 146, and is from the Staaltliche Museen zu Berlin. The text says the chain is said to symbolise security. The chain as a carved symbol seems reasonably widespread in Africa, I have also seen it employed in Yoruba woodcarving, also in Congo material (I think). Regards. Quote:
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![]() It was with a fly whisk that Hussein Dey, the regent of Algiers during the Ottoman Empire, struck the consul of France in 1827, which served as a pretext to the French Minister of War to launch the invasion of Algeria in 1830. ![]() for sure, not a weapon by itself ![]() but by destination ... massive destruction weapon not to let your fly whisk alone ... here mine, ![]() from Egypt, it belonged to a Pasha who was the last Interior Minister during the monarchy of King Farouk - handle in ivory, and Arabic horse tail all the best à + Dom |
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To continue with the fly whisk theme - here is one I have that you might like to see. Its from Abyssinia and made from horse hair, with an interesting old label.
Regards. |
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