Ceremonial Object Inspired by a Throwing Knife
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Ceremonial Object Inspired by a Throwing Knife
$450.00
Margi / Guduf / Lamang / Podoko, Nigeria / Cameroon
Early 20th Century
Iron
24 x 6 in. / 61 x 15 cm
Height on custom display stand: 25 in. / 63.5 cm
Ex. James Willis
The blacksmiths of the so-called Kirdi peoples of the Mandara Mountains of northern Cameroon and adjacent parts of Nigeria produced this variety of throwing knife, similar to the large F-shaped throwing knives from Chad, but with a strongly developed hook at the end of the crossbar. Too dull and heavy to be useful as a throwing knife, this type was reserved for use as a prestige item, ceremonial instrument, and dancing implement (Westerdijk, The African Throwing Knife, 1988).
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