Bakatwa
| Bakatwa | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Sword, dagger |
| Designations: | Bakatwa |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Africa , Shona ethnic group, Zimbabwe |
| Distribution: | Africa |
| Handle: | Metal wire, copper , brass |
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The Bakatwa is a short sword or a dagger of the Shona from Zimbabwe , depending on the version .
description
The Bakatwa has a straight, usually double-edged blade. Some short sword versions have a single-edged blade. The blade runs the same width from the handle to the place . Often the cutting edges converge to a point or needle-shaped. The blade has a pronounced central ridge. The hilt is often intricately carved and wrapped with metal wire made of copper or brass . The associated scabbards are made of wood or, rarely, ivory and, like the hilt, are artfully carved or wrapped with metal wire.
literature
- Denis Berens, Donatus Bonde, Albert B. Plangger, A Concise encyclopedia of Zimbabwe , Mambo Press, 1988, page 139, ISBN 978-0-86922-441-0 .
- Christopher Spring, African arms and armor , Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press, 1993, pages 134-135, ISBN 978-0-7141-2508-4 .
- H. Ellert: The material culture of Zimbabwe , Sam Gozo (Pvt) Ltd., 1984, pp. 43-44, ISBN 978-0-582-61393-5 .
Web links
Commons : African Swords - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Christopher Spring, African arms and armor , British Museum Press , 1993, pp. 134-135, ISBN 978-0-7141-2508-4
- ↑ Picture and description in Pitt River's Museum (English, accessed on August 6, 2012) ( Memento from May 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ picture and description at ezakwantu ( Memento of 21 November 2012 at the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Picture and description at Oriental Arms ( Memento from November 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive )