Ingassana, throwing blade.

Wodimi · 23rd April 2006, 08:57 PM

Hello Tim,

what you have is, if Jan Elsen is right, a sickle knife from DRC. You found it among the Meje and Makere, living at the upper Aruwimi and Rubi. It has normal a handle of wood or also ivory.
Both typs of Ingessana throwing knifes are showing on the attached picture.

Wolf

Tim Simmons · 23rd April 2006, 09:11 PM

Thanks Wolf, great name by the way.

I think you are right I been looking in Zirngibl's Afrikanische Waffen and seen smaller knives with the very same shape. What a shame this does not have an ivory handle, as you can see the tang is untouched, must be currency. Tim

Tim Simmons · 24th April 2006, 11:22 AM

This is a page from Jan Elsen's Tribal Arms Monographs. Did I do well

the luck of the devil

I have number 2.

23rd April 2006, 08:57 PM	#1
Wodimi Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 75	Hello Tim, what you have is, if Jan Elsen is right, a sickle knife from DRC. You found it among the Meje and Makere, living at the upper Aruwimi and Rubi. It has normal a handle of wood or also ivory. Both typs of Ingessana throwing knifes are showing on the attached picture. Wolf Attached Images

24th April 2006, 11:22 AM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	This is a page from Jan Elsen's Tribal Arms Monographs. Did I do well the luck of the devil I have number 2. Attached Images

23rd April 2006, 09:11 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	Thanks Wolf, great name by the way. I think you are right I been looking in Zirngibl's Afrikanische Waffen and seen smaller knives with the very same shape. What a shame this does not have an ivory handle, as you can see the tang is untouched, must be currency. Tim