Miniature gubasa/akrafena?

Araña_del_Sol · 20th March 2022, 07:34 PM

Hi,

I recently acquired a knife that appears to be a mini-version of a gubasa or akrafena of the Fon/Akan peoples. The knife is 29.5 cm (~11.6 in.) in total length and is plain except for the series of triangular holes near the cutting edge. Any thoughts?

- ADS

Duccio · 22nd March 2022, 01:56 PM

I may be wrong, but for me it is a miniature of akrafena, therefore of the Akan (or Ashanti) people, therefore Ghana, not Benin.
I also have a miniature of akrafena, see below:

Araña_del_Sol · 23rd March 2022, 01:43 AM

Thanks for posting this, there is definitely a similarity though mine is nowhere near as nice as yours.

20th March 2022, 07:34 PM	#1
Araña_del_Sol Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 47	Miniature gubasa/akrafena? Hi, I recently acquired a knife that appears to be a mini-version of a gubasa or akrafena of the Fon/Akan peoples. The knife is 29.5 cm (~11.6 in.) in total length and is plain except for the series of triangular holes near the cutting edge. Any thoughts? - ADS Attached Images

22nd March 2022, 01:56 PM	#2
Duccio Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Florence, Italy Posts: 64	I may be wrong, but for me it is a miniature of akrafena, therefore of the Akan (or Ashanti) people, therefore Ghana, not Benin. I also have a miniature of akrafena, see below: Attached Images

23rd March 2022, 01:43 AM	#3
Araña_del_Sol Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 47	Thanks for posting this, there is definitely a similarity though mine is nowhere near as nice as yours.