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colin henshaw · 27th April 2021, 02:57 PM

Hi Chris

Good to see you interested in Congo material, its a favourite area of mine. However, I have limited knowledge and there are Congo specialists on the forum who can advise you much better than I. Nice sword - because of the hilt decoration I would have attributed it to the Kuba, as you say, but the blade form is not typical for them, more like Bena Lulua ? Congo Knives & swords are difficult to pin down exactly because of influence of style areas on each other and the sheer number of weapon types and tribal groups.

Lets see what others have to say, hopefully they can be more informative.

Regards.

27th April 2021, 02:57 PM	#2
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,430	Hi Chris Good to see you interested in Congo material, its a favourite area of mine. However, I have limited knowledge and there are Congo specialists on the forum who can advise you much better than I. Nice sword - because of the hilt decoration I would have attributed it to the Kuba, as you say, but the blade form is not typical for them, more like Bena Lulua ? Congo Knives & swords are difficult to pin down exactly because of influence of style areas on each other and the sheer number of weapon types and tribal groups. Lets see what others have to say, hopefully they can be more informative. Regards.