African knife for comment

[Lew]

OK

Can someone tell me what I won :confused:


Lew

http://cgi.ebay.com/KNIFE-CURVED-LARGE-BLADE-PINEAPPLE-ETCHED_W0QQitemZ130064574983QQihZ003QQcategoryZ433 23QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[katana]

Hi Lew,
interesting knife......so you don't believe the sellers explaination :)
I certainly see your point.....does look to be African......Congo maybe :shrug:

[Flavio]

Hi Lew, on Tribal Arms Monograph n.3 there are the knives attached that are similar to yours especially the number 21 and are attributed to the Topoke and are called trumbush, mambele, nambele, dupa. On Ijzerwerk van Centraal-Afrika, Westerdijk attributed some similar knives to the mangbetu (i will post a pic later). To be honest i don't kow how near are the mangbetu and the topoke.

[Lew]

Thanks Flavio :)

Lew

[Flavio]

Hi Lew the two tribes are not so neighbouring... I think your knife is more mangbetu or of a linked tribe.

[BBJW]

Sugar cane or pineapple knife.

[Luc LEFEBVRE]

Hi Lew,
Nice knife, with a copper blade, I think.
I've found another one on an old site I've captured...
It is attributed to the YAKOMA / SANGO

Luc

[Tim Simmons]

I think its called a jolly good buy.

[Lew]

The knife arrived today here is a better pic :D It's in real nice shape with a forged copper blade.

Lew

[Tim Simmons]

Gosh that is rather nice, Well done. I got a good thing today, a large bronze anklet . I think from the Cameroon, not being a weapon I have not added a picture.

[Lew]

Tim

You ever hear of a copper blade that sings? When you pling it with your finger the blade rings quite nicely.

Lew

[Flavio]

Lew here is the picture from Westerdijk's book. N.11 seems similar to yours.

[Tim Simmons]

This lovely ornate one I got from Freddy is very similar. Gosh it just happens to be lying next to a Cameroon noble women's anklet. You can see the traditionally auspicious earth spider motif in the cut out panels. I must tidy my play pen.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/jamhappy/Sac004.jpg

[Flavio]

Hi Tim, i think yours is more Konda. Anyway the anklet is a very beauty :)

[Lew]

Tim

Does the anklet open on a hinge or is it one solid piece?

Lew

[Tim Simmons]

Lew thanks for the interest. Obviously things like this will appeal to me. This one is particulary fine with no file marks, not that file marks mean something is not old. I will keep it short as it is not a weapon and the pictures say enough.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/jamhappy/Leg001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/jamhappy/Leg002.jpg