Sword from Angola. Chokwe, Salampasu?

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Originally Posted by werecow

As an alternative hypothesis, my first thought was Baule, based on grips on the sword in this thread,



and the dagger shown below with the following description:



But I am very far from an expert and maybe the Chokwe grip gp posted is a better match.

EDIT: Or maybe Lunda?

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But that sword is also described as possibly Chokwe:

Hi werecow!

Thanks for another direction in my search. I've already gone through the available information, swords of this type are quite rare, so it's quite difficult to say anything with certainty.:смущенный:

Let's keep looking!

Best regards,
Yuri.