Four sword knives ·  D. R. Congo · ID: 3036771

Description

a) short sword, Yaka, metal hilt partly, wooden sheath completely stretched with leather, blade chased on both sides, l: 72,5 cm; b) short sword, Azande, handle wrapped with metal bands, elaborate wooden sheath with ornamental rattan covering, band of plaited plant fibres, l: 75,5 cm; c) Luba, light wooden sheath and handle, tulip-shaped blade, punched on both sides, l: 60 cm; d) Lobala, sickle-shaped handle, wooden sheath covered with reptile skin (missing parts), l: 39,5 cm; all with slight traces of usage and corrosion

Comparing literature

Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 141, ill. 252; p. 63, ill. 89; p. 135, ill. 242; p. 116, ill. 203