Ethnographic Arms & Armour
 

Go Back   Ethnographic Arms & Armour > Discussion Forums > Ethnographic Weapons

 
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 27th April 2021, 06:08 PM   #3
Mefidk
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Denmark
Posts: 157
Default

Thanks Colin. Yes Congo and surrounds seems very interesting both ethnographically, artistically, and weapon-wise. Its a steep mountain to climb at first, not least due to the variants of tribal names, sub-groups, general mixing and cross-influences. So I am slowly coming to terms with the fact that e.g. Kuba and Bushongo are often used to describe Kuba but are a subgroup, as well as the different spellings of the same tribe name dependent on whether you are French, German or English speaking. All adds to the challenge and fun of sorting out what is what (at least at first).

Bena Lulua was my favorite guess based on what I could see of similar shaped swords around them (at least south/east) and Kuba influence - now waiting to hear that I got it all wrong and is somewhere else entirely
Mefidk is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 04:33 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Posts are regarded as being copyrighted by their authors and the act of posting material is deemed to be a granting of an irrevocable nonexclusive license for display here.