Mangbetu carving knife
The Mangbetu carving knife is a Central African tool . The knife is usually used for wood carving but also for peeling . It is mainly used by the Mangbetu but also by Azande . The Mangbetu are known for their great craftsmanship in wood carving.
The self-designation is given with aganda or ngongo tieti .
description
The knife has a crooked, short blade which is usually single-edged . The iron blade is sometimes decorated with perforations. The crooked blade supports the carver's index finger .
The handle is made of wood or bone and is decorated with wraps of iron , brass or copper . When carving, the handle is pressed against the forearm . In some specimens, the handle or handle is long enough to put the end in the bend of the elbow .
The total length is about 35-45 cm. No vagina was observed.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Georg Schweinfurth : In the heart of Africa , second part, FA Brockhaus , Leipzig 1874, p. 115 [1]
- ↑ a b c d e f Tristan Arbousse Bastide : Traditional weapons of Africa (billhooks, sickles and scythes) , British Archaeological Reports, 2010, ISBN 1407306901 , p. 46
- ^ A b Georg Schweinfurth : In the heart of Africa , second part, FA Brockhaus , Leipzig 1874, p. 120 [2]
- ↑ a b c d Jan Czekanowski : Scientific results of the German Central Africa Expedition 1907-1908, Volume VI, second part , Verlag Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1924, p. 131 [3]
- ^ Enid Schildkrout, Curtis A. Keim: The Scramble for Art in Central Africa , Cambridge University Press , 1998, ISBN 9780521586788 , p. 112 [4]