Epalang
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| Distribution: | Southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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The Epalang is a traditional knife from the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , from an area between the Kwango and Kwilu rivers . These knives are used by the Pende , Ngul , Lwer , Dzing , Yanzi , Mbuun and Hungaan ethnic groups .
description
The blade of the Epalang is very broad and bulbous. Often it is rounded, so that the knife is also called a disc knife . But there are also longer ones.
The blade is made of iron , the handle is made of wood . The handle can be covered with brass or wrapped in leather . The average length is 30 cm with an average weight of 650 g.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Tristan Arbousse Bastide: You couteau au sabre. Archaeopress, Oxford 2008, ISBN 978-1-4073-0253-9 , p. 82 ( in the Google book search )
- ^ A b Johanna Agthe , Karin Strauss: Arms from Central Africa. Museum für Völkerkunde , 1985, ISBN 3-88270-354-7 , p. 130
- ↑ a b Christopher Spring : African Arms and Armor. British Museum Press, London 1993, ISBN 0-7141-2508-3 , p. 91
- ↑ 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. 193, 309
Web links
Commons : Epalang - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Epalang at ertribal.com
- Epalang at mambele.be
- Epalang at oriental-arms.com [1] , [2]