AFRICA IS NOT MY STRONG AREA BUT I CAN IDENTIFY A FEW AS NO ONE MORE KNOWLEGABLE HAS IDENTIFIED THEM ALL YET.
AF9 AND AF14 ARE NAGALA SWORDS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS EXECUTIONERS SWORDS.
AF6 AND AF10 ARE POTO SWORDS AF6 STILL HAS THE CAT SKIN FETISH BALL ON THE POMMEL, LOOKS ORIGINAL
AF7 TRADITIONAL MASAI SEMI
I INCLUDE A PICTURE OF A NAGALA EXECUTION. NOTE THE HEAD IS IN A BASKET ATTACHED TO A SMALL TREE. WHEN THE HEAD IS CUT OFF THE TREE SPRINGS UP AND THROWS THE HEAD THRU THE AIR. UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T KNOW THE REASONS BEHIND THIS PERHAPS TO GET RID OF VENGFUL SPIRITS?? ALSO NOTE THEY HAVE THE FULL BAND AND DANCE TROOP FOR THE PERFORMANCE SO PERHAPS THEY JUST DID IT THIS WAY FOR FUN.??
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