Mbeeli ya phoko
| Mbeeli ya phoko | |
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| Weapon type: | Sword, short sword |
| Designations: | Mbeeli ya phoko |
| Use: | Weapon, professional weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Africa , Central African ethnic groups of the Pende and Yaka |
| Distribution: | Africa |
| Overall length: | approx. 50 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal wire |
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The Mbeeli ya phoko is an African sword . African swords were developed and used in different countries and by different ethnic groups in Africa as weapons of war, hunting, culture and class. The respective designation of the weapon refers to a variant of this weapon type that is assigned to a certain ethnic group .
description
The Mbeeli ya phoko has a straight, double-edged blade. The blade tapers from the handle to the point and has a central ridge. The tip ( place ) is diamond-shaped. The hilt has a short iron crossguard. It is made of wood and is wrapped in places with metal wire. The pommel is made of wood and also wrapped with wire.
distribution
The Mbeeli ya phoko is made by tribes of the Kwango Kasai group in the Central African Republic , in particular by the ethnic groups of the Pende and the Yaka .
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
- Knives and swords at Hamill Gallery
- Knives, swords, axes and daggers at Galerie Ezakwantu ( Memento from January 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Jan Vansina: South Congo. Chapter XI., P. 661. In: Hermann Baumann (Hrsg.): The peoples of Africa and their traditional cultures. Steiner, Wiesbaden. Volume 1: General Part and Southern Africa. (= Studies in cultural studies. 34). 1975, ISBN 3-515-01968-5 .
- ^ Image at Ogun , accessed on September 30, 2012.