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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd July 2020, 04:27 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 186,340
Posted By Duccio
Health to all. In the photo below you see three...

Health to all.
In the photo below you see three Byongi (parade knives of the Konda people, R.D.C.) of normal size and one of small size (18 cm), and then the mini knife alone.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2020, 04:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,939
Posted By Duccio
No problem, I'm glad to share the few knowledge I...

No problem, I'm glad to share the few knowledge I have.
I am attaching here some images of Konda swords, from which you can see the classic shape of the handle.
The dagger in your possession has a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2020, 07:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,631
Posted By Duccio
Exactement, je crois qu'i s'agit de quelque chose...

Exactement, je crois qu'i s'agit de quelque chose comme ça.

(Exactly, I think this is something like that.)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2020, 08:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 19,532
Posted By Duccio
Really nice, the new baby! Nice and infrequent,...

Really nice, the new baby!
Nice and infrequent, congratulations!
(and a little bit of envy ...)
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th June 2020, 07:58 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 40,863
Posted By Duccio
Thumbs up Ok, the object is no longer mysterious: it is a...

Ok, the object is no longer mysterious: it is a sickle produced in the Indo-Pakistani area; curiously very, very decorated compared to traditional work tools.
But the shape of the blade and the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2020, 06:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,631
Posted By Duccio
Thanks, Tim that they were both Africans I knew...

Thanks, Tim
that they were both Africans I knew it, and I also knew that the second object is a recade from Benin.
I also imagine that the black knife is Congolese, but the question is: which of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th June 2020, 11:19 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,631
Posted By Duccio
Mysterious African "knife"

Hello everyone,
when an online seller of African items offered me this "knife" I found it too funny and decided to buy it for my collection.
Now I'm asking my fellow African blade collectors if...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 12th June 2020, 10:49 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 40,863
Posted By Duccio
Hello everyone, there is only one sharp side,...

Hello everyone,
there is only one sharp side, the inner side.
It is not very sharp either, but it has a very fine serration, which can be seen a bit in the photo.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 3rd June 2020, 06:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,481
Posted By Duccio
Hello, I have no certainty, but it could be...

Hello,
I have no certainty, but it could be tribal "coins", similar to those seen here.

The forms of the tribal "currency" (exchange objects) of Central Africa are the most varied and strange, it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd June 2020, 06:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,939
Posted By Duccio
Hi, the largest knife, the one in the center of...

Hi,
the largest knife, the one in the center of the first photo, I think it is a very old and worn Congolese Konda (not Kuba).
Here you can see a similar one.

The main feature of many konda...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 1st June 2020, 04:27 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 40,863
Posted By Duccio
Thank you all! I didn't think I got so many...

Thank you all! I didn't think I got so many answers, so quickly! We don't know what this object is, but there are interesting hypotheses.
I personally believe that the right path is the one...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st May 2020, 08:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 21,092
Posted By Duccio
Sorry, I'm new to the forum and quite...

Sorry, I'm new to the forum and quite inexperienced ... I was unable to upload photos, in the previous post.
The letters seems, to me:
O N CI N CI NO
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 29th May 2020, 09:40 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 40,863
Posted By Duccio
Mysterious object

I bought an item at auction, because I was curious and I didn't understand what it was.
Now I have it in my hands, but I still can't understand what the hell it is.
And I don't even understand...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2020, 09:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 21,092
Posted By Duccio
These are Latin letters, copied rather badly; I...

These are Latin letters, copied rather badly; I have a nimcha, probably with a European blade, which bears the same letters, as seen in the photos.
What these letters mean, I have no idea ...
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