Interesting Shona Short Sword

[colin henshaw]

Originally Posted by CharlesS

Colin, I agree about the other tribes...the Shona immediately came to mind for this carving style and wirework. What additional tribes were you thinking?

Thanks, btw, for your input.

I am thinking about tribes further north Malawi (Nyasaland) way, such as the Yao & Manganja.

Have a look at the National Museums Scotland website and search under the collections database. www.nms.ac.uk

Note : this valuable information first provided by "collectingspears" in 2013.

Regards.