Assorted African pieces for ID

OldMcDonald · 26th January 2011, 07:05 AM

Hello all, This is my first post on the ethnographic forum and I'm hoping a member may have some info on the following pieces. One thing I can say is that all the items have been in my family for over a hundred years.

The first one I'm not sure if it's a Bangala ceremonial sabre, one collector said it could possibly be a Ngbandi tribe sabre, whilst a weapons appraiser classed it as being from the Yokomo tribe. The length is 28" long

Second piece is a curio that I have no idea about, so any thoughts I would be grateful to hear. The grip is a stylised figure which may have some indication of it's origin. Length 8"

Third one has been described as a Songe club hatchet - Is there a more definitive idea of what tribe it came from? Length 16"

Thanks for looking and hopefully unravelling any clues.
Cheers, David

26th January 2011, 07:05 AM	#1
OldMcDonald Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 8	Assorted African pieces for ID Hello all, This is my first post on the ethnographic forum and I'm hoping a member may have some info on the following pieces. One thing I can say is that all the items have been in my family for over a hundred years. The first one I'm not sure if it's a Bangala ceremonial sabre, one collector said it could possibly be a Ngbandi tribe sabre, whilst a weapons appraiser classed it as being from the Yokomo tribe. The length is 28" long Second piece is a curio that I have no idea about, so any thoughts I would be grateful to hear. The grip is a stylised figure which may have some indication of it's origin. Length 8" Third one has been described as a Songe club hatchet - Is there a more definitive idea of what tribe it came from? Length 16" Thanks for looking and hopefully unravelling any clues. Cheers, David Attached Images