Disc knife of the Momvu
| Disc knife of the Momvu | |
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| Designations: | Disc knife, Uggo |
| Use: | Professional weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Central Africa / Momvu |
| Distribution: | Central Africa |
| Overall length: | Average 48 cm |
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The Momvu disk knife is a characteristic knife from Central Africa . It is assigned across the board to the Momvu , but other ethnic groups also use this knife type, such as B. the Budu . Proper name is ugo or uggo .
The disk knife is sometimes associated with the African throwing irons , but it is unlikely that it was designed as a throwing weapon . It was probably a status symbol . Instead, it is counted among the Central African sickle weapons .
description
The disk knife has an unconventionally shaped, slightly curved blade with a round tip. On the sides of the blade there are three either pointed prongs or rounded protrusions. The blade is usually made of iron , but there are also specimens made of brass . The knife usually has a long, round handle made of wood or ivory , which is often wrapped with metal bands. The pommel is often conical . Usually the blade has chased decorations on one side . There are often several perforations in the blade that are used for decoration.
A related knife is the spatula-shaped knife of the Momvu and Budu. It is shorter (on average 34 cm), although it has a similar curvature, but no disc-shaped tip.
literature
- Christopher Spring : Swords and hilt weapons. 1989, ISBN 1-56619-249-8 , pp. 216-217.
- Johanna Agthe , Karin Strauss (texts): Arms from Central Africa. Museum für Völkerkunde, Frankfurt am Main 1985, ISBN 3-88270-354-7 , p. 134.
- Tristan Arbousse Bastide : Traditional weapons of Africa (billhooks, sickles and scythes). A regional approach with technical, morphological, and aesthetic classifications. (= BAR International Series ; 2149). British Archaeological Reports, Oxford 2010, ISBN 978-1-4073-0690-2 , pp. 30, 60, 70.
- 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. 154, 301.
- Manfred A. Zirngibl: Rare African handguns. Morsak, Grafenau 1983, ISBN 3-87553-198-1 , p. 93.
- Jan Elsen : The sickle weapons, part 1. Part III: North to Central Zaïre. Including their further distribution in the north and west. Tribal Arts, Bruxelles 2000, ISBN 2-930169-03-6 .