Five knives "ikula" · D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3038046
sold
EUR 200
Size
H: 35,5 cm - 37,5 cm
H: 14.0 inch - 14.8 inch
Description
metal, wood, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion;
King Shamba-Bolongo distinguished himself as a man of peace, and preached to his people morality and loving one’s enemy. Around 1600 he forbade the legendary throwing knife “shongo”. In its place he introduced the peace knife “ikula” which is still used by the Kuba today.
Comparing literature
Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 152, ill. 273