Libaka

The Libaka is a Central African short sword or knife . Alternative names are empute and bolengwa . The knife is used by the Konda , Nkudu and Ngata , who are at home in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo and belong to the Mongo ethnic group .

description

The Libaka has a leaf-shaped, double-edged blade. The blade has a central ridge . The handle is made of wood and, like the vagina with ornamental nails from brass or iron -tight and misted with wire from copper wrapped. The total length is about 50 cm. The knives were carried by a strap under the left armpit .

Web links

Description and illustration at Ogun ( Memento from May 5, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
Libaka at Oriental-Arms: [2] , [3] , [4]
Libaka at the-saleroom.com
Examples at ezakwantu.com ( Memento from January 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

^ Roberto Ballarini, Pier Giorgio Cerrini: Armi bianche dell'Africa nera Verlag Africa Curio, 1992, p. 68 [1]
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Manfred A. Zirngibl , Alexander Kubetz: panga na visu. Handguns, forged cult objects and shields from Africa. HePeLo-Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811254-2-9 . Pp. 173, 305
^ Johanna Agthe, Karin Strauss: Arms from Central Africa. Verlag Museum für Völkerkunde , 1985, p. 118 u. 302, ISBN 978-3-88270-354-2

[1] Roberto Ballarini, Pier Giorgio Cerrini: Armi bianche dell'Africa nera Verlag Africa Curio, 1992, p. 68 [1]

[panga-2] Manfred A. Zirngibl , Alexander Kubetz: panga na visu. Handguns, forged cult objects and shields from Africa. HePeLo-Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811254-2-9 . Pp. 173, 305

[3] Johanna Agthe, Karin Strauss: Arms from Central Africa. Verlag Museum für Völkerkunde , 1985, p. 118 u. 302, ISBN 978-3-88270-354-2