A wooden Luba sword

Freddy · 29th September 2006, 04:22 PM

I found this sword on the antiques market this morning. Defintively a Luba sword, but a wooden one.
The seller told me it came from some items brought back from the Congo by a missionary.
It is the first time I see a wooden Luba sword. I know wooden swords and knives are used by the Kuba.
What strikes me is the detail on the piece. I compared it to a picture of an metal one in a book and it is almost identical.
Total length : 44 cm.
Any comments ?

29th September 2006, 04:22 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	A wooden Luba sword I found this sword on the antiques market this morning. Defintively a Luba sword, but a wooden one. The seller told me it came from some items brought back from the Congo by a missionary. It is the first time I see a wooden Luba sword. I know wooden swords and knives are used by the Kuba. What strikes me is the detail on the piece. I compared it to a picture of an metal one in a book and it is almost identical. Total length : 44 cm. Any comments ?