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31st July 2021, 12:47 PM
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Look very much African.
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31st July 2021, 03:48 PM
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Location: Belgium
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Looks like a Tutsi or Shi sickle sword (Congo, Rwanda)
https://ertribal.com/index.php/triba...umuhoro-rwanda |
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31st July 2021, 04:32 PM
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Thanks for your answers.
African was also my first idea because of the bend tang at the bottom of the grip - a typical african way to fasten the grip to the tang. But maybe someone elsewhere had the same idea... Sure it looks similar to a Tutsi sickle, but I have never seen such a form. The Tutsi sickles I know have allways the ?-shape at the upper part and a flat profile there. |
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2nd August 2021, 08:23 AM
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No more ideas on this strange item???
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26th July 2024, 10:23 AM
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I did some more research and found a few more images on the web, all labeled as Indian.
In a Russian article about Indian weapons, I found a drawing of a similar object with the following explanation: "Figures 72 and 73 are objects used for collecting the sap and fruit of the Palmyra palm." I can easily imagine it being used for this purpose. |
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