Owambo knife

Pieje · 19th September 2017, 12:16 AM

Charles is right that it isn't a good quality Ovambo knife. Seems to show some signs of use, but will probably be younger than I initially wrote. During the 50s and especially the 60s-70s quality strongly declined.

Bob A · 19th September 2017, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Pieje

Charles is right that it isn't a good quality Ovambo knife. Seems to show some signs of use, but will probably be younger than I initially wrote. During the 50s and especially the 60s-70s quality strongly declined.

I see it as a tool; it's not fancy enough to be a tourist item, IMO.

It might not be pretty, but not everyone needs, or can afford, the top of the line. It may well be the sort of thing that is in regular use, but not seen as worth collecting. Even steel objects can be ephemeral. Preserving the artifacts of the common man is worthwhile, though not glamorous.

CharlesS · 19th September 2017, 05:26 PM

I certainly did not intend to imply in my post that the knife was not worth collecting. I don't think any of us gets to judge that. I was merely trying to illustrate a 'range' of Ovambo work.

19th September 2017, 12:16 AM	#1
Pieje Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Belgium Posts: 132	Charles is right that it isn't a good quality Ovambo knife. Seems to show some signs of use, but will probably be younger than I initially wrote. During the 50s and especially the 60s-70s quality strongly declined.

19th September 2017, 05:26 PM	#3
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	I certainly did not intend to imply in my post that the knife was not worth collecting. I don't think any of us gets to judge that. I was merely trying to illustrate a 'range' of Ovambo work.