This week's harvest
 

It was a good week. Some of my ebay purchases arrived and I found something new (and cheap) in my favourite junkshop. Have a look :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...n/Unknown2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...man/Azande.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../Mangbetu2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...n/Unknown4.jpg

But I need some help !
 

First of all, I know nothing about this axe (only that it comes from Africa). Could this be Songye or Nsapo-Nsapo ?
It's a big piece, weighing approx. 1 kg. The handle measures 40,5 cm. The iron blade is 26,5 cm long and 25,5 cm wide.
The axe blade was made from 1 piece of metal which was cut, folded and twisted until this design was obtained. Real nice work.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...n2-detail1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...n2-detail2.jpg

Not sure about this one, too.
 

The second one, I identified as possibly 'Azande' or 'Zande'.

It's about 42 cm long. The blade is sharp, beginning from the little 'bulge' all the way to the point at the back.
It has a wooden handle, so it's not a throwing knife. This handle has a great patina.

I found a picture of a similar weapon in 'Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika' (Museum für Völkerkunde, Frankfurt am Main - 1985) p.86. But they are not sure of its origin.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...de-detail1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...de-detail2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...numan/0086.jpg

Of this one, I'm sure !
 

This is definitively Mangbetu. The blade is nicely forged and a bit 'out of centre'. The handle is old ivory. Total length : 27 cm.

Got this one at a reasonable price, too. Last week, a similar piece was sold for more than 400 Euro ! ! ! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Mine was a bit cheaper :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...u2-detail2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...u2-detail1.jpg

Last one. A little help needed
 

This is the axe from the junkshop. I don't think it's very old, but at 6 Euro....who cares :p

It measures about 52,5 cm. The wooden handle has some burnt-in designs.

When I found it, the axe blade was very rusty. After cleaning it a bit, I found it had some engravings. It's stuck into the handle with 2 tangs.

I found a similar piece, looking in the Collections Database of the Division of Anthropology of the American Museum of Natural History.
No tribe is mentioned, but there it's identified as 'ethiopian' with the acquisition year 1964.

On this one, I'm open to any suggestion.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...n4-detail1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...n4-detail2.jpg

Nice finds Freddy especially as they where cheap. I like the mangbetu piece the most. They do not strike me as all that very old. One of those knives is very similar to one you gave me in a swap. There is a picture in mambele. be I shall get it here.