Manfred A. Zirngibl

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Manfred A. Zirngibl (born May 31, 1938 - March 22, 2014 ) was a German collector of traditional African weapons.

He became interested in Africa at an early age and was able to inspect the exhibits in the mission museum of the Schweiklberg Abbey . After graduating from the Business School in Passau , he began collecting African objects around 1958. Zirngibl is the author of recognized specialist books and has used his expertise for various exhibitions, including those at the Weltmuseum Wien .

Publications

  • with Werner Fischer: African weapons. Knives, daggers, swords, axes, thrown weapons. Prinz-Verlag, Passau 1978, ISBN 3-9800212-0-3 .
  • Rare African handguns. = Rare African Short Weapons. = Rares armes courtes africaines. Morsak Verlag, Grafenau 1983, ISBN 3-87553-198-1 .
  • with Dieter Plaschke: African shields. Graphic works of art from the black continent. = African Shields. Graphic Art of the Black Continent. Panterra-Verlag, Munich 1992.
  • with Alexander Kubetz: Panga na visu. Handguns, forged cult objects and shields from Africa. HePeLo-Verlag, Riedlhütte 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811254-2-9 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. 4.
  2. ↑ Armand Duchâteau (Head of Africa Department at the Weltmuseum Wien), foreword in: 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 , pp. 9-10.

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personal data
SURNAME Zirngibl, Manfred A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German collector of traditional African weapons
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1938
DATE OF DEATH March 22, 2014