Early 20th century. Iron, copper. Cm. 43,5 high x 36,0 width (17.13" x 14.17"); weight: grams 624,0 (22.01 oz.). Very good condition. Mabo throwing knives, collectively known as ndo were used as weapons of war, prestige objects, and currency blades. As reported by Poutrin (1910), no Ngbaka Mabo man ever left...
Early 20th century. Iron, wood. Cm. 29,0 high (11.42"); weight: grams 184,0 (6.49 oz.). Very good condition. A small fighting axe of the Chokwe people from Angola. Steel blade in perfect condition showing no significant oxidation. m16
First half 20th century. Cm. 40,5 high x cm. 46,0 width (15.94″ x 18.11″); grams 636,0 (22.43 oz). The Datoonga shields are made of very thick pachyderm leather giving this characteristic colour. Constructed in typical oval form along a robust, vertical wooden strut. The leather of the shield is integrated into...
The Turkana peoples of Kenya used both wrist and finger hooks-knives. As weapons, they could be used to gash the face or gouge out an eye, but they were also used as utensils to cut and eat meat. Inserted on the wrist and covered with a thin strip of...
Diameter cm. 53; Depth cm. 23 The region Amhara is extends over the ancient provinces of Bégemder, Godjam and includes a part of the ancient province of Wollo. The Amhara people speak about ” the Amharic “, official language of Ethiopia. Amhara shields in former times were carried by the Kaffa,...
19th century. Bleached and incised oryx leather. Diameter cm. 36,5 (14.37″). The hide is incised with geometric patterns. Somali Shield Somali warriors carried an iron spear, a short sword called a belawa, and a shield called a gãschãn. Typical small Somali shields are made from giraffe or oryx and are concealed with concentric...
Mid 20th century. Hand wrought iron and copper wire. Cm. 6,9 high x cm. 4,3 width (2.72" x 1.69"); grams 26,8 (0.95 oz.). "The Turkana are the finest fighting men in East Africa", so, without so many preambles, Mr. Crampton defined his subjects when he was appointed a politacal officer in...
Mid 20th century. Hand wrought iron covered with a thin strip of leather. Diameter cm. 12,3 width (3.35"); grams 67,6 (0.61 oz.). Excellent conditions. Inserted on the wrist and covered with a thin strip of leather, it may look like an ornament, but once it is ready for use, it is better...
Early 20th century. Steel blade, leather and copper handle, hide scabbard. Cm. 38,0 in length (14.96"); the blade is cm. 24,7 in lenght (9.72"). Weight: grams 241,2 (8.51 oz.). The Toubou people have historically lived in northern Chad, northwestern Niger and southern Libya. The Toubou people are distributed across a large area...
Cow hide cm. 70,0 high x cm. 41,0 width (27.56″ x 16.14″). This is a classic shield shaped from the Kirdi of Cameroon. Has a rectangular raised centre with a double compass design around. There are hundreds of bumps throughout the front, creating a textured sculptural object. The name of Kirdi –...
