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African Currency, AnimistOld Matakam (Mafa) Amulet – Mandara Mountains, Nord Cameroon
55,00€Late 19th – early 20th century. Height: 5.2 cm (2.05 in); width: 4.7 cm (1.85 in). Weight: 20.2 g (0.71 oz). Dark metal with an old patina (copper alloy or…
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Weapons
Old Throwing Knife, MAFA-MATAKAM Tribe – Northern Cameroon
Forged iron, leather handle. Cm. 57,1 high (22.48″); weight: grams 600,2 (21.17 oz.). Excellent conditions.
The Kirdi blacksmiths of the Mandara mountains of northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria produced a fascinating…
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Weapons
Old Throwing Knife, MAFA-MATAKAM Tribe – Northern Cameroon
Forged iron, braided leather handle. Cm. 62,0 high (24.41″); weight: grams 698,0 (24.62 oz.).
The Kirdi blacksmiths of the Mandara mountains of northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria produced a fascinating variety…
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African Currency, Weapons
Old Large Throwing Knife, MAFA-MATAKAM Tribe – Northern Cameroon
Forged iron. Cm. 70,3 high (27.68″); weight: grams 886,0 (31.50 oz.).
These knives were used as a means of barter by Vere and, above all, by the Dadiya, an ethnic group on… -
Weapons
Old Throwing Knife, MAFA-MATAKAM Tribe – Northern Cameroon
Early 20th century. Iron, leather. Cm. 50,0 high x cm. 18,0 width (19.69″ x 7.09″); weight: grams 573,1 (20.22 oz.) .
Very good conditions.
The Mafa-Matakam also called Mafahay, is an ethnic group localized in…
