African Yaka? Bow.

Luc LEFEBVRE · 19th October 2008, 07:14 PM

Hello Bill,
This kind of bow is described as pygmy, but they live in the middle of the Bantu People, so this bow is also used by Luba, Kuba and others.
Arrows are a strange set, a mix of Kuba, Luba even Tchokwe forms.
The color pics are from "Ata Epe bogen und Pfeile Afrikas".
Sprechen sie Deutch Bill ?
And the other from "Ijzerwerk van Centraal-Afrika" the arrows are described as Mbala, Tschokwe, Lele, Ngul, Kuba and Luba, and in "Beauté Fatale" you can see some bows, one described Luba.
As Freddy said in "Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika" the bow is described as Yaka, they are Bantu people also with pygmy not far.
Luc

Bill M · 20th October 2008, 03:27 PM

WOW! What a lot of great information! Thanks especially to Lew and Luc for the images.

The binding of the nocks is mostly flattened wire, though some have rattan. The nocks do fit the bowstring.

I will post additional pictures of the bow as it is wrapped with rattan.

Gonzalo G · 22nd October 2008, 08:57 AM

Hi Bill, very nice set. Maybe some arrow can be used to fish, but this is only speculation. The form of the bow, neverthless, is different form the ones illustrated. It looks like more "advanced" design, as the recurved form gives less set when tensed and more power per inch on lenght.
Regards

Gonzalo

19th October 2008, 07:14 PM	#1
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 473	Hello Bill, This kind of bow is described as pygmy, but they live in the middle of the Bantu People, so this bow is also used by Luba, Kuba and others. Arrows are a strange set, a mix of Kuba, Luba even Tchokwe forms. The color pics are from "Ata Epe bogen und Pfeile Afrikas". Sprechen sie Deutch Bill ? And the other from "Ijzerwerk van Centraal-Afrika" the arrows are described as Mbala, Tschokwe, Lele, Ngul, Kuba and Luba, and in "Beauté Fatale" you can see some bows, one described Luba. As Freddy said in "Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika" the bow is described as Yaka, they are Bantu people also with pygmy not far. Luc Attached Images

20th October 2008, 03:27 PM	#2
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	WOW! What a lot of great information! Thanks especially to Lew and Luc for the images. The binding of the nocks is mostly flattened wire, though some have rattan. The nocks do fit the bowstring. I will post additional pictures of the bow as it is wrapped with rattan.

22nd October 2008, 08:57 AM	#3
Gonzalo G Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nothern Mexico Posts: 458	Hi Bill, very nice set. Maybe some arrow can be used to fish, but this is only speculation. The form of the bow, neverthless, is different form the ones illustrated. It looks like more "advanced" design, as the recurved form gives less set when tensed and more power per inch on lenght. Regards Gonzalo