Disc knife "mossal" · D. R. Congo, Mbuun · ID: 3045894
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, GermanySize
L: 18,8 cm
B: 20,8 cm
L: 7.4 inch
B: 8.2 inch
Description
metal, wood, dam. (handle), corrosion (blade)
These disc-shaped knives should have been thrown discus-like according to information of early Africa-travellers, with what they should land between the legs of the opponent, wound him there and bring him to fall.
In addition, their use in the cult is documented, where they served a magic priest as dance or magic knives.
Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, Panga na visu, Riedlhütte 2009, p. 190 f.