Itudri
| Itudri | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | knife |
| Use: | Working knife |
| Working time: | til today |
| Region of origin / author: |
Africa , ethnic groups of the Budu, Baali, Mangbele, Medje, Momvu |
| Distribution: | Africa |
| Handle: | Wood, metal |
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The Itudri is a knife from the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The knife, one of the Central African sickle weapons , is mainly attributed to the Momvu , but it is also used by other ethnic groups such as Budu, Baali, Mangbele or Meje.
description
The Itudri has a blade that widens from the handle . The blade is rounded and double-edged at the tip. It is slightly curved as a whole. The handle is made of wood and often wrapped with metal bands. The size varies from 25 to 40 cm. The purpose was usually a tool or work knife. It is likely that it is the original form from which the Momvu and Trumbasch disc knives , among others, developed.
literature
- Jan Elsen : Tribal Arms Monographs Vol I / No.3 - The sickle weapons Part 3 , Tribal Arts Verlag, Brussels, 2000, ISBN 2930169036