Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Could anybody help with Id of the sword ?

Iain · 31st July 2010, 08:42 AM

Hi Martin,

First of all how do you find such things in Prague? :P The only stuff I ever see is beat up military sabres and fake katanas...

This sword I think is not from the Saharan regions. The decorative patterns and geometric shapes remind me very much of Poto or other Congolese area workmanship.

I would agree that the influences of the takouba form are fairly obvious but my best guess would be that this piece from the Congo or perhaps Cameroon?

I'd be interested in the views of those who collect the swords and knives of those areas as the decorative patterns really do remind me strongly of those pieces.

31st July 2010, 08:42 AM	#5
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,680	Hi Martin, First of all how do you find such things in Prague? :P The only stuff I ever see is beat up military sabres and fake katanas... This sword I think is not from the Saharan regions. The decorative patterns and geometric shapes remind me very much of Poto or other Congolese area workmanship. I would agree that the influences of the takouba form are fairly obvious but my best guess would be that this piece from the Congo or perhaps Cameroon? I'd be interested in the views of those who collect the swords and knives of those areas as the decorative patterns really do remind me strongly of those pieces.