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8th January 2007, 06:25 PM
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Hi Lew, on Tribal Arms Monograph n.3 there are the knives attached that are similar to yours especially the number 21 and are attributed to the Topoke and are called trumbush, mambele, nambele, dupa. On Ijzerwerk van Centraal-Afrika, Westerdijk attributed some similar knives to the mangbetu (i will post a pic later). To be honest i don't kow how near are the mangbetu and the topoke.
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8th January 2007, 07:19 PM
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Thanks Flavio
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8th January 2007, 07:29 PM
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Hi Lew the two tribes are not so neighbouring... I think your knife is more mangbetu or of a linked tribe.
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8th January 2007, 09:42 PM
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Sugar cane or pineapple knife.
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8th January 2007, 10:27 PM
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Hi Lew,
Nice knife, with a copper blade, I think. I've found another one on an old site I've captured... It is attributed to the YAKOMA / SANGO Luc |
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9th January 2007, 07:38 AM
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I think its called a jolly good buy.
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13th January 2007, 07:49 PM
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The knife arrived today here is a better pic
 It's in real nice shape with a forged copper blade.Lew |
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