A wooden Luba sword

[Freddy]

I found this sword on the antiques market this morning. Defintively a Luba sword, but a wooden one.
The seller told me it came from some items brought back from the Congo by a missionary.
It is the first time I see a wooden Luba sword. I know wooden swords and knives are used by the Kuba.
What strikes me is the detail on the piece. I compared it to a picture of an metal one in a book and it is almost identical.
Total length : 44 cm.
Any comments ?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Luba.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Luba-detail1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Luba-detail2.jpg

[Flavio]

Cool!!! Is a perfect copy of the ones in metal. A very nice find!!!!

[Lew]

Very nice but it needs a coat of good wax. Your country has the best African
weapons and ale I can't wait to visit it :) You do drink it cold I hope?

Lew