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8th January 2007, 12:15 PM
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African knife for comment
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8th January 2007, 12:44 PM
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Hi Lew,
interesting knife......so you don't believe the sellers explaination  I certainly see your point.....does look to be African......Congo maybe 
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8th January 2007, 06:25 PM
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Hi Lew, on Tribal Arms Monograph n.3 there are the knives attached that are similar to yours especially the number 21 and are attributed to the Topoke and are called trumbush, mambele, nambele, dupa. On Ijzerwerk van Centraal-Afrika, Westerdijk attributed some similar knives to the mangbetu (i will post a pic later). To be honest i don't kow how near are the mangbetu and the topoke.
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8th January 2007, 07:19 PM
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Thanks Flavio
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8th January 2007, 07:29 PM
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Hi Lew the two tribes are not so neighbouring... I think your knife is more mangbetu or of a linked tribe.
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8th January 2007, 09:42 PM
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Sugar cane or pineapple knife.
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8th January 2007, 10:27 PM
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Hi Lew,
Nice knife, with a copper blade, I think. I've found another one on an old site I've captured... It is attributed to the YAKOMA / SANGO Luc |
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9th January 2007, 07:38 AM
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I think its called a jolly good buy.
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13th January 2007, 07:49 PM
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The knife arrived today here is a better pic
 It's in real nice shape with a forged copper blade.Lew |
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13th January 2007, 07:56 PM
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Gosh that is rather nice, Well done. I got a good thing today, a large bronze anklet . I think from the Cameroon, not being a weapon I have not added a picture.
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13th January 2007, 09:17 PM
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You ever hear of a copper blade that sings? When you pling it with your finger the blade rings quite nicely. Lew |
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15th January 2007, 07:00 PM
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Lew here is the picture from Westerdijk's book. N.11 seems similar to yours.
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15th January 2007, 07:19 PM
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This lovely ornate one I got from Freddy is very similar. Gosh it just happens to be lying next to a Cameroon noble women's anklet. You can see the traditionally auspicious earth spider motif in the cut out panels. I must tidy my play pen.
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15th January 2007, 07:24 PM
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Hi Tim, i think yours is more Konda. Anyway the anklet is a very beauty
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16th January 2007, 04:35 PM
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Does the anklet open on a hinge or is it one solid piece? Lew |
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16th January 2007, 06:48 PM
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Lew thanks for the interest. Obviously things like this will appeal to me. This one is particulary fine with no file marks, not that file marks mean something is not old. I will keep it short as it is not a weapon and the pictures say enough.
 
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