Ga'anda regalia

[Luc LEFEBVRE]

Inspired from a trowing knife.
Ga'anda tribe, Nigeria.

[Tim Simmons]

Very interesting Luc. Is this a hole in the item? What size is it? Can you post pictures that give more idea of the structure. Is this a curreny blade? or a heavier parade item? Are you going to clean it? Lots of ????? I really the serrated sections.

[Luc LEFEBVRE]

Hi Tim,
72cm, no hole.For the moment I like it like this, so I don't know for the cleaning...

[Luc LEFEBVRE]

and it "works" good with the Ga'anda pottery !

[Luc LEFEBVRE]

I think this is a parade item.Like these models from the Zirngibl collection.

[Tim Simmons]

Thanks Luc. You know what they say about like minds :) :D .

[Martin Lubojacky]

Hello Luc and Tim,

Compositions with African artefact use to be always nice...Wich tribe are the statues, Luc ? - Chamba ?

Regards,

Martin

[Luc LEFEBVRE]

Yes, Chamba.

[Mauro]

Inspired from a trowing knife.
Ga'anda tribe, Nigeria.

Hi Luc, except for the very nice decorations the throwing knife is very similar to a Lakka throwing knife. Possibly a distintive sign of the Ga_anda are the three lines along the stem that I noted only in Ga_anda knives. I enclose the decoration of one of my Ga_anda knife. Nice knife, compliment

[Mauro]

I think this is a parade item.Like these models from the Zirngibl collection.

which book is this ?? Thanks

[Tim Simmons]

"Panga Na Visu, Manfred A. Zirngibl & Alexander Kubetz"