Mossal
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| Weapon type: | knife |
| Designations: | Mossal |
| Use: | Weapon, professional weapon, parade knife |
| Region of origin / author: |
Africa , ethnic groups of the Mbuun, Yanzi, Ngul |
| Distribution: | Africa |
| Overall length: | approx. 25 to 43 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
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The Mossal is a disk diameter of central Africa . It is designed as a striking weapon ( club knife , English club knife ) and is used as a parade weapon.
description
The Mossal is symmetrical and has an almost round, all-round sharp blade. The place is narrow and angular. The handle is made of wood and polished smooth. The Mossal is used by ethnic groups of the central Congo Basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo such as the Yanzi , Mbuun or Ngul , who live west of the Cuba .
Variants of the disc shape can be heart-shaped or bulbous. The epalang of the batéké and pende is an asymmetrical shape of the disc knife with a special design expression, in which the bulge is forged broadly on one side (offset on one side) . Disc knives, where the place is continued as a dagger, are used by the Kuba (Bangoli).
literature
- Johanna Agthe , Karin Strauss (texts): Arms from Central Africa. Museum für Völkerkunde, Frankfurt am Main 1985, ISBN 3-88270-354-7 , p. 127.
- Christopher Spring: African arms and armor. British Museum Press, London 1993, ISBN 0-7141-2508-3 , p. 191.
- Werner Fischer, Manfred A. Zirngibl: African weapons. Knives, daggers, swords, axes, thrown weapons. Prinz, Passau 1978, ISBN 3-9800212-0-3 .
See also
Web links
- Knives and swords at Hamill Gallery
- Pictures of knives, swords and axes at Ogun
- different knives at EthnoTribal Art
- Knives, swords, axes and daggers at Galerie Ezakwantu ( Memento from January 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Johanna Aghte: Arms from Central Africa. Frankfurt am Main 1985, p. 127.
- ^ Mossal, description and illustration in Ogun ( Memento from September 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), (accessed December 25, 2012)
- ↑ Werner Fischer, Manfred A. Zirngibl: African weapons. Passau 1978, p. 144.
- ↑ Werner Fischer, Manfred A. Zirngibl: African weapons. Passau 1978, p. 157.