African throwing knives website

Luc LEFEBVRE · 21st April 2026, 06:24 PM

I've just updated my website ETHNOTRIBALART with a gallery page where you can find many informations about african throwing knives/
https://ethnotribalart.com/gallery/

All types of throwing knives from Central Africa, with photos, drawings, description, use...
Enjoy !

gp · 7th June 2026, 05:52 PM

most interesting, thank you very much!
Merci beaucoup, fort intéressant !

Jim McDougall · Yesterday, 02:05 PM

While not an area I have often studied, it seems I recall that while these are of course most formidable looking, they were not always used as 'weapons'. The elaborate designs with subtle to almost erratic variation might have lent to these being a sort of 'bearing' type item used by prominent figures or chiefs as symbols of authority.

It seems in some cases some of these even served as currency?

Thank you Luc for sharing this and hopefully there are readers out there still who might wonder as well.

21st April 2026, 06:24 PM	#1
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 474	African throwing knives website I've just updated my website ETHNOTRIBALART with a gallery page where you can find many informations about african throwing knives/ https://ethnotribalart.com/gallery/ All types of throwing knives from Central Africa, with photos, drawings, description, use... Enjoy ! Attached Images

7th June 2026, 05:52 PM	#2
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 1,026	most interesting, thank you very much! Merci beaucoup, fort intéressant !

Yesterday, 02:05 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,857	While not an area I have often studied, it seems I recall that while these are of course most formidable looking, they were not always used as 'weapons'. The elaborate designs with subtle to almost erratic variation might have lent to these being a sort of 'bearing' type item used by prominent figures or chiefs as symbols of authority. It seems in some cases some of these even served as currency? Thank you Luc for sharing this and hopefully there are readers out there still who might wonder as well.