Mandinka sword
| Mandinka sword | |
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Use: | Weapon, status symbol |
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West Africa , Mandingo ethnic groups, Malinke |
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The Mandinka sword is a sword or saber of the Mandinka from West Africa .
description
The Mandinka sword usually has a slightly curved, single-edged blade . The unadorned blades often come from French production. The grip has no guard . A special feature are the carefully elaborated sheaths of leather . At the point the scabbard is much wider than the blade. The sheaths are decorated in many ways with wickerwork , tassels or large round plates . A shoulder strap is attached to the scabbard.
The swords were weapons and also status symbols , because only a few mandinka could afford them.
literature
- Christopher Spring : African Arms and Armor. British Museum Press, London 1993, ISBN 0-7141-2508-3 . P. 40
- 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. 20 Figure 3, p. 265 text
- Richard Austin Freeman : Travels and Life in Ashanti and Jaman , 1898, p. 416 [1]