Basakpwa

The Basakpwa is an African knife or short sword . It is used by the Ngbandi and Yakoma peoples .

description

Typical of these knives is the split blade neck or ricasso directly on the wooden handle, which is wrapped with copper wire. The blade can take various shapes, including curved or straight. It often has a pronounced central ridge. Length varies from about 30 to 50 cm. Use as a representation and jewelry knife.

literature

• Manfred A. Zirngibl : Rare African Handguns , Morsak, 1983, ISBN 3-87553-198-1
• Manfred A. Zirngibl , Alexander Kubetz: panga na visu. Handguns, forged cult objects and shields from Africa. HePeLo-Verlag, Riedlhütte 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811254-2-9 .
• Johanna Agthe , Karin Strauss: Arms from Central Africa, Museum of Ethnology , Frankfurt am Main, 1985, ISBN 3-88270-354-7

Web links

• http://ogerblanchet.fr/html/fiche.jsp?id=653661&np=11&lng=fr&npp=20&ordre=1&aff=1&r=
• http://sanza.skynetblogs.be/tag/armes%20lille

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Zirngibl u. Kubetz: panga na visu , 2009, p. 292
2. ↑ Agthe u. Strauss: Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika , 1985, pp. 108–110
3. ↑ Zirngibl u. Kubetz: panga na visu 2009, p. 292
4. ^ Zirngibl: Rare African Handguns , 1983 p. 123
5. ↑ Zirngibl u. Kubetz: panga na visu , 2009, p. 292
6. ↑ Zirngibl u. Kubetz: panga na visu 2009, p. 292
7. ^ Zirngibl: Rare African Handguns , 1983 p. 123
8. ↑ Agthe u. Strauss: Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika , 1985, pp. 108–110
9. ↑ Zirngibl u. Kubetz: panga na visu , 2009, p. 292