Baule dagger
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| Weapon type: | Dagger, short sword |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Africa , Baule ethnic group |
| Distribution: | Africa |
| Handle: | Wood, metal |
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The Baule dagger is a dagger made by the Baule in Ivory Coast .
description
The Baule dagger usually has a curved, broad, double-edged blade. The handle is usually made of wood. The blade and handle shapes vary, however. The sheaths are made of leather and decorated with the shells of the prickly oysters ( clamshells ). The dagger is not primarily used as a weapon , but for ceremonial purposes.
Web links
- Objects at Oriental Arms : [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] , [5]
- http://www.africasia-primitive-and-antiques.com/items/826049/item826049store.html
- Object at University of Michigan Museum of Art : [6]
literature
- Werner Fischer, Manfred A. Zirngibl : African weapons: knives, daggers, swords, hatchets, throwing weapons. Verlag Prinz, 1978. Page 20
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manfred A. Zirngibl : Seltene African handguns , Morsak, 1983, ISBN 3875531981 , p. 24
- ↑ 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 . Pp. 32-35, 269-270