Hamba dagger
| Hamba dagger | |
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| Weapon type: | dagger |
| Use: | Weapon, professional weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Africa , ethnic groups of the Hamba, Jonga, Nkutchu, Lobala, Bongo, Ebola |
| Distribution: | Africa |
| Blade length: | approx. 25.4 cm |
| Blade width: | approx. 12.7 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, horn |
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The Hamba dagger is an African dagger . African daggers 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 Hamba dagger has a broad, double-edged, leaf-shaped blade. The blade has a light central ridge. The cutting edges are clearly distinct from the rest of the blade. There are often several circular perforations on the blade. The handle is made of wood or horn. It is round and partly wrapped with metal wire. There are versions in which the handle is flat and wide. The Hamba dagger is used by the Hamba, Jonga, Nkutchu, Ebola and Lobala ethnic groups.
Individual evidence
- ↑ picture at Oriental-Arms (accessed October 5, 2009)
- ^ Museum of Ethnology Frankfurt am Main, Johanna Agthe, Karin Strauss, Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Department for Culture and Leisure: Arms from Central Africa. Verlag Museum für Völkerkunde, 1985, p. 117.
- ↑ 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. 167, 304