I've got a very big Trumbash

Tim Simmons · 15th April 2007, 04:33 PM

I visited a friend today and made a couple of swaps. I do not know who did best. This is a big one 40cm tall and 24cm across the top. Chunky shame about the crack, you cannot have everything and cracks are often found on African pieces. Anybody got a bigger one.

Freddy · 15th April 2007, 06:02 PM

Here is my biggest Mangbetu knife. It measures 43,5 cm and 26 cm across the top.
And it also has a crack in the handle.

But I must say that your piece is more elaborately forged. Mine has a more simple design.

What would you think if we showed some different Mangbetu knives ?

Flavio · 15th April 2007, 06:12 PM

Hello Tim and Freddy!! Great Idea Freddy! I hope that also Tim agree.
Here is my Trumbush (at least once!!) and my little Mangbetu dagger, that Freddy already knows

About the Trumbush: I have read (but I don't remember where

) that the holes on the blade means the number of the wives of the owner

Freddy · 15th April 2007, 06:18 PM

Here's another one, with a different handle. Who's next ?

Tim Simmons · 15th April 2007, 06:25 PM

Here's mine. I think I have another knife.

Freddy · 15th April 2007, 06:30 PM

This one has a bit of a peculiar design. I once read that the holes in a trumbash represented the number of wives.

So this knife was owned by a bachelor

Lew · 15th April 2007, 08:17 PM

[QUOTE=Tim Simmons]I Anybody got a bigger one.

Tim

There you go bragging about how big your trumbash is

You know that some of us with smaller or no trumbashs will have a bad case of trumbash envy

Very nice piece

Congrats

Lew

Emanuel · 15th April 2007, 08:21 PM

I WANT ONE!!!

That's a thick blade Tim...half inch or so?

paolo · 16th April 2007, 01:03 PM

Hi all,
This my one, quite crude. Really as I red every hole on the blade is a wife ?
Regards
Paolo

katana · 16th April 2007, 02:13 PM

A large trumbash......I don't even have a small one

.......so I am going to buy one of these .......to compensate

Freddy · 16th April 2007, 06:34 PM

Katana, do you want to trade for the car ?

katana · 16th April 2007, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freddy

Katana, do you want to trade for the car ?

Tim Simmons · 16th April 2007, 08:37 PM

Some girls say, Big car small trumbash. Oops

Freddy · 16th April 2007, 08:46 PM

And what do girls say about a lot of trumbash ?

Tim Simmons · 16th April 2007, 08:49 PM

Give us a rest

oops

Marcus · 7th August 2016, 05:06 PM

Three contributors in this thread say they read (or red) that the number of holes corresponded to the owner's number of wives. However, no one cites a source for that. How can this be credible without a source?

Jim McDougall · 8th August 2016, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus

Three contributors in this thread say they read (or red) that the number of holes corresponded to the owner's number of wives. However, no one cites a source for that. How can this be credible without a source?

Very well noted Marcus, and I must admit that it is indeed very disappointing to the considerable number of readers out there who often may be researching topics and these details would be most helpful.
In defense of the guys in this discussion, including our late friend Lew, were actually so well versed in these fields that they likely were just complacent. Despite the level of detail many of us place in posts, we are not held to any academic standards, so such placement is purely voluntary.

I did, however, respond with what I could find as an answer on the other trumbash thread, and noted source for what I hope will offer some useful explanation.

15th April 2007, 04:33 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	I've got a very big Trumbash I visited a friend today and made a couple of swaps. I do not know who did best. This is a big one 40cm tall and 24cm across the top. Chunky shame about the crack, you cannot have everything and cracks are often found on African pieces. Anybody got a bigger one.

15th April 2007, 06:02 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Mine's bigger Here is my biggest Mangbetu knife. It measures 43,5 cm and 26 cm across the top. And it also has a crack in the handle. But I must say that your piece is more elaborately forged. Mine has a more simple design. What would you think if we showed some different Mangbetu knives ?

15th April 2007, 06:12 PM	#3
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hello Tim and Freddy!! Great Idea Freddy! I hope that also Tim agree. Here is my Trumbush (at least once!!) and my little Mangbetu dagger, that Freddy already knows About the Trumbush: I have read (but I don't remember where ) that the holes on the blade means the number of the wives of the owner Attached Images

15th April 2007, 06:18 PM	#4
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Here they come ! Here's another one, with a different handle. Who's next ?

15th April 2007, 06:25 PM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Here's mine. I think I have another knife. Attached Images

15th April 2007, 06:30 PM	#6
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	This one has a bit of a peculiar design. I once read that the holes in a trumbash represented the number of wives. So this knife was owned by a bachelor

15th April 2007, 08:17 PM	#7
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	[QUOTE=Tim Simmons]I Anybody got a bigger one. Tim There you go bragging about how big your trumbash is You know that some of us with smaller or no trumbashs will have a bad case of trumbash envy Very nice piece Congrats Lew

15th April 2007, 08:21 PM	#8
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	What Lew said... I WANT ONE!!! That's a thick blade Tim...half inch or so?

16th April 2007, 01:03 PM	#9
paolo Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 173	Hi all, This my one, quite crude. Really as I red every hole on the blade is a wife ? Regards Paolo Attached Images

16th April 2007, 02:13 PM	#10
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	A large trumbash......I don't even have a small one .......so I am going to buy one of these .......to compensate Attached Images

16th April 2007, 06:34 PM	#11
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Katana, do you want to trade for the car ?

16th April 2007, 08:37 PM	#13
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Some girls say, Big car small trumbash. Oops

16th April 2007, 08:46 PM	#14
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	And what do girls say about a lot of trumbash ?

16th April 2007, 08:49 PM	#15
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Give us a rest oops

7th August 2016, 05:06 PM	#16
Marcus Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 420	attribution Three contributors in this thread say they read (or red) that the number of holes corresponded to the owner's number of wives. However, no one cites a source for that. How can this be credible without a source?