It's African, but that's all I know

[Freddy]

Found this piece a couple of days ago. The seller said it came from Belgian Congo, but that's all he could tell me.

It's a kind of 'Swiss tool' African style.

The piece consists of :

1 knife, 10,5 cm long
1 earspoon (?), 11 cm
1 pair of tweezers, 10 cm
1 slim, pointed piece of metal, 10,5 cm
1 sharp needle-like piece, 10 cm

All these 'tools' are kept together by a metal loop. I'm not sure what metal it's made of.
The piece is decorated with geometrical designs.

Anyone an idea ?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Unknown-1.jpg

[Tim Simmons]

To me it looks much more like work from further north. The Sahel and Sahara? maybe even Tuareg. It just does not look Congo to me. Nice thing.

[katana]

I agree with Tim......and Taureg doesn't seem 'wide of the mark' ....interesting item, ....perhaps for personal use ...or a 'tool kit' for a camel :D

[Congoblades]

Anyone an idea ?


Hi Freddy,

This looks very much like a tabacco pipe cleaning set, mostly with only 3 tools, maybe yours is an extended version :cool:

Other possibility is a traveling manicure set... :confused:

I found this picture on the web of a tabacco cleaning set