Ovimbundu sword
| Ovimbundu sword | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | sword |
| Use: | Weapon, professional weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Africa , Ovimbundu ethnic group |
| Distribution: | Africa |
| Overall length: | about 53 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
| Particularities: | Pommel often carved as a human head |
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The Ovimbundu sword 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, which is assigned to a certain ethnic group - in this case the Ovimbundu Central Angolas .
description
The Ovimbundu sword has a straight, single-edged blade. The blade becomes wider from the handle and tapers in place . The booklet is made of wood and partly wrapped with metal wire. The pommel is often depicted as a human head. The Ovimbudu sword is used by the Ovimbundu ethnic group from Angola . But this usage has been purely symbolic - ritual for about a century.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Illustration and description at Ogun , (accessed October 1, 2009)
- ↑ José Redinha, Etnias e culturas de Angola , Luanda: Instituto de Investigação Científica de Angola, 1975
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
Commons : Swords - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Knives and swords at Hamill Gallery
- various knives at EthnoTribal Art ( Memento from November 28, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- Knives, swords, axes and daggers at Galerie Ezakwantu ( Memento from January 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )