Fon ax
| Fon ax | |
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| Weapon type: | Ax, battle ax |
| Use: | Weapon, professional weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Africa , ethnicity of the Fon |
| Distribution: | Africa |
| Overall length: | about 32 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
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The Fon ax is an African ax . African axes were developed and used in different countries and by different ethnic groups in Africa as weapons of war, hunting, culture and civil status. The respective designation of the weapon refers to a variant of this weapon type that is assigned to a certain ethnic group .
description
The Fon ax has a flat, iron blade that is bent up in a W-shape at the front end (see picture info box). The blade is attached to the wooden handle . The upper part of the booklet is made in the shape of a bull ( domestic cattle ). The booklet is square below the bull figure. The rest of the booklet is rounded. The entire booklet is covered with red paint for decoration. The Fon ax was used by the Fon ethnic group.
See also
literature
- Christopher Spring: African arms and armor. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993, ISBN 978-1-56098-317-0 .
- Werner Fischer, Manfred A. Zirngibl: African weapons: knives, daggers, swords, hatchets, throwing weapons. Verlag Prinz, 1978.
Web links
Commons : axes - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Knives and swords at Hamill Gallery
- different knives at EthnoTribal Art
- Knives, swords, axes and daggers at Galerie Ezakwantu ( Memento from January 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ picture at Ogun (accessed on September 28, 2009).