Congo wooden knife ?

colin henshaw · 22nd September 2009, 05:03 PM

Hi

I acquired this unusual piece recently - there is one similar in the "African Weapons" book, described as a Kuba wooden throwing knife. Are there any Congo experts in the forum who can tell me more about these objects and their use ?

What was the significance of the carved design and white pigment (kaolin) for example ?

Any comments/information would be welcome.

Regards.

Luc LEFEBVRE · 22nd September 2009, 09:51 PM

This is a Ndengese knife, not a throwing knife.A ritual object.
Called ntotchi.

http://lulef.free.fr/html/ndengese.html

Luc LEFEBVRE · 22nd September 2009, 10:02 PM

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Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 472	This is a Ndengese knife, not a throwing knife.A ritual object. Called ntotchi. http://lulef.free.fr/html/ndengese.html