Miniature gubasa/akrafena?

[Araña_del_Sol]

Hi,

I recently acquired a knife that appears to be a mini-version of a gubasa or akrafena of the Fon/Akan peoples. The knife is 29.5 cm (~11.6 in.) in total length and is plain except for the series of triangular holes near the cutting edge. Any thoughts?

- ADS

[Duccio]

I may be wrong, but for me it is a miniature of akrafena, therefore of the Akan (or Ashanti) people, therefore Ghana, not Benin.
I also have a miniature of akrafena, see below:

[Araña_del_Sol]

Thanks for posting this, there is definitely a similarity though mine is nowhere near as nice as yours.