Sapakana
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| Weapon type: | Club |
| Designations: | Sapakana |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Guiana , ethnic groups from Guiana |
| Distribution: | Guyana |
| Overall length: | about 74 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
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The sapakana is a club from the Guiana region .
description
The Sapakana has a paddle-shaped head. The hammer head is flat and has sharply ground edges. The shaft is round and pointed at the end. The Sapanaka is made of heavy wood and is unusually heavy for its size. The Sapakana is used by ethnic groups in Guiana.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A glossary of the construction, decoration and use of arms and armor in all countries and in all times. Forword by Donald J. LaRocca. Dover Publications, Mineola, New York 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (Reprint), 540.
literature
- William Henry Brett: The Indian tribes of Guiana: their condition and habits: with researches into their past history, superstitions, legend, antiquities, languages ... , Verlag Bell and Daldy, 1868, page 97.
- John George Wood: The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world: being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. Volume 2, Verlag JB Burr Publ. Co., 1876, page 1239, limited preview in the Google book search.
