A Luba knife

Freddy · 29th December 2006, 09:03 PM

Last week, I was able to buy an entire collection of African weapons. Among these pieces was this dagger.

In my (humble) opinion, it is from the Luba-tribe. I found a dagger with a similar blade in one of my books.

I hope you can see on the pics, this knife has a well forged blade. The wooden handle has been embellished with some copper strips. At the top of the handle, an iron ring has been added.
Total length : 36 cm. Length of blade : 25,5 cm

As I'm not at all sure of the origin, I would appreciate any 'input' from the other forum members.

29th December 2006, 09:03 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	A Luba knife Last week, I was able to buy an entire collection of African weapons. Among these pieces was this dagger. In my (humble) opinion, it is from the Luba-tribe. I found a dagger with a similar blade in one of my books. I hope you can see on the pics, this knife has a well forged blade. The wooden handle has been embellished with some copper strips. At the top of the handle, an iron ring has been added. Total length : 36 cm. Length of blade : 25,5 cm As I'm not at all sure of the origin, I would appreciate any 'input' from the other forum members.