Ikulimbaang
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| Weapon type: | knife |
| Designations: | Ikulimbaang |
| Use: | Ceremonial weapon |
| Distribution: | Africa , Cuba Federation |
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The Ikulimbaang or Ikuri banga is a knife of the Cuba Federation in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It was used as a ceremonial weapon and by women as a utensil in African dances . It's a variant of the Ikul .
description
The Ikulimbaang has a leaf-shaped blade. The blades are often decorated with one or more circular inlays made of copper or brass with perforations . There are also Ikulimbaangs that are made entirely of copper. The grip has a broad, crown-shaped pommel and is often clad with copper. The main variants are: "Ikulintey", "Ikulimbaang" and "Ikulikal". Also closely related is the ikul which is viewed as a sword or knife, depending on its size.
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
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Christopher Spring : African Arms and Armor. British Museum Press, 1993, ISBN 0-7141-2508-3 . P. 90
- ↑ 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 . P. 311
- ↑ Gustaaf Verswijver, Roger Asselberghs, Els De Parmenaer: Treasures from the Africa Museum, Tervuren , Royal Museum for Central Africa , 1995 p. 341 [1]
- ↑ Description, ethnicity, provenance and illustration at ogun.qc.ca ( memento from September 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 24, 2018
- ↑ The three main variants are: "Ikulintey", "Ikulimbaang" and "Ikulikal" Joseph Cornet: "Art Royal Kuba.", Edizioni Sipiel, 1982, p. 304 [2]