Gifts from Mali

nKante · 2nd December 2014, 01:05 AM

A close friend of the family brought these back from Mali for me. The crude grinder marks scream tourist piece, but I love them. I tested out the blades and they proved to be good, strong, cutting tools. The metal trappings could have been put together a little better. I suspect these strips are cut from coffee cans. But that is what I love about African ingenuity. They can take bits of this and that and make working tools.
Thank you Hawa, I love them.

2nd December 2014, 01:05 AM	#1
nKante Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 72	Gifts from Mali A close friend of the family brought these back from Mali for me. The crude grinder marks scream tourist piece, but I love them. I tested out the blades and they proved to be good, strong, cutting tools. The metal trappings could have been put together a little better. I suspect these strips are cut from coffee cans. But that is what I love about African ingenuity. They can take bits of this and that and make working tools. Thank you Hawa, I love them. Attached Images