Kuba knife (hook blade)
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| Weapon type: | knife |
| Use: | Weapon, professional weapon, ceremonial weapon, currency |
| Region of origin / author: |
Africa , ethnic group of Cuba |
| Distribution: | Africa |
| Overall length: | approx. 47 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
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The Kuba knife (hook blade) is an African knife . African knives 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 Kuba knife has a straight blade that is alternately narrower and wider again (see picture info box). Hook-shaped thorns are forged on both sides of the blade. On site the blade is divided and runs in two tips made. The blades usually have a strong, continuous central ridge. This knife is used by the Cuba ethnic group.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ picture at Hamill-Gallery (accessed on September 29, 2009)
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 : Knife - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Knives and swords at Hamill Gallery
- Knives, swords, axes and daggers at Galerie Ezakwantu ( Memento from January 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )