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Sengese
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A sengese is a throwing knife of the Matakam from northeastern Nigeria or northern Cameroon.
Uses
[edit]It is sinuous in shape and its handle is often dressed in leather.[1] It can also be used as an exchange currency.
Bibliography
[edit]- Barbara Winston Blackmun, Blades of Beauty and Death: African Art Forged in Metal, 1990
- Werner Fischer, Manfred A. Zirngibl, African Weapons: Knives, Daggers, Swords, Axes, Throwing Knives, 1978
- Jan Elsen, De fer et de fierté, Armes blanches d’Afrique noire du Musée Barbier-Mueller, 5 Continents Editions, Milan, 2003
References
[edit]- ^ Norman Hurst, Ngola: the weapon as authority, identity, and ritual object, 1997, p.14
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