Songe dagger
| Songe dagger | |
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| Weapon type: | dagger |
| Use: | Weapon, professional weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Africa , ethnic groups of the Songe, Eki, Nsapo, Yakoma |
| Distribution: | Africa |
| Overall length: | about 43.2 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal wire |
| Particularities: | The blade is made of copper |
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The songe dagger is an African dagger . African daggers were developed and used in different countries and by different ethnic groups in Africa as weapons of war, hunting, culture and civil status. The respective designation of the weapon refers to a variant of this weapon type that is assigned to a certain ethnic group .
description
The Songe dagger has a straight, double-edged blade. The blade has a strong central ridge. It runs narrower from the magazine to the place . After about a fifth the blade is forged into a sharp protrusion on each side of the cutting edge (see picture info box). Then the blade widens again towards the location, ending in a square point. The blade is pierced with three round holes in the side hooks and in front of the site. The booklet is made of wood and wrapped with metal wire. The Songe dagger is used by the Songe, Eki, Nsapo and Yakoma ethnic groups .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Museum of Ethnology Frankfurt am Main, Johanna Agthe, Karin Strauss, Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Department for Culture and Leisure: Arms from Central Africa. Verlag Museum für Völkerkunde, 1985, p. 110.
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
- 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 )