This is topic African Weapons of pre-colonial Africa in forum Egyptology at EgyptSearch Forums. To visit this topic, use this URL:http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=008780 Posted by Firewall (Member # 20331) on 01. December 2013 09:33 PM :
Democratic Republic of Congo | Lokele, Soko and Tetela people source http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=5866 _____________________________________________ Nigeria | Ga'anda people source http://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ______________________ Nigeria | Ga'anda people source http://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ______________________________ niam-niam(nyamnyam) warriors or azande warriors South Sudan-Congo border legendary kpinga ________________________________ TANZANIA: CHAGGA USED COMPLICATED SYSTEM OF TUNNELS TO OUTSMART CATTLE RAIDERS, these tunnels are permanently carved into mt kilimanjaro AND THEN COUNTERATTACK WITH SPEAR __________________________ TANZANIA HEHE TRIBE, KIBARANYEMBE AXE
Posted by Firewall (Member # 20331) on 01. December 2013 09:39 PM :
Benin| Fon people, Dahomey kingdom sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html _______________________________________ Benin| Fon people, Dahomey kingdom sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ___________________________________ Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cameroun | Ekang people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html __________________________ South Africa | Zulu people sourcehttp://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=5964 ____________________________________ Nigeria, Cameroun | Tiv people sourcehttp://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=5959 _________________________ Morocco | Amazigh people sourcehttp://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=5941 _________________________________ Morocco | Amazigh people sourcehttp://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=5892 __________________________________________ Horn of Africa sourcehttp://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/78/005878/ph-0.jpg
Posted by Firewall (Member # 20331) on 01. December 2013 09:50 PM :
Chad | Toubou people sourcehttp://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/49/005949/ph-0.jpg ________________ Mozambique | Tonga people sourcehttp://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=5956 ___________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Sakara people sourcehttp://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/56/005856/ph-0.jpg ________________________________ Sudan sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ______________________________________ Sudan sourcehttp://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=5865 _________________________________ Western Sahel | Hausa and Fulani people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ___________________________ Mali | Dogon people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ___________________________________________ Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cameroun | Ekang people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html
Posted by Firewall (Member # 20331) on 01. December 2013 09:57 PM :
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cameroun | Ekang people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ________________________________________ Rwanda | Hutu, Tutsi and Twa people _______________________________________ Rwanda | Hutu, Tutsi and Twa people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ___________________________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Kete people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ________________________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Ngombe people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ____________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Ngbandi people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ____________________________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Lese people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ________________________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Bomboma people sourcehttp://i.imgur.com/8hsed9N.jpg?1 _________________________________
Posted by Firewall (Member # 20331) on 01. December 2013 10:05 PM :
Democratic Republic of Congo | Luba people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html _____________________________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Boa people sourcehttp://i.imgur.com/rK3s1se.jpg?1 ____________________________________________ Angola, Zambia, RDC | Chokwe people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ____________________________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Luba people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html _____________________________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Boa people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ________________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Poto people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ______________________________________ Somalia | Somali people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ________________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Lugbara people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html
Posted by Firewall (Member # 20331) on 01. December 2013 10:11 PM :
Somalia | Somali people | sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html _______________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Yakoma people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ___________________________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Ngbandi people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ___________________________________ Sudan sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ___________________________________ Ethiopia sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.htmlhttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html __________________________________________ South Sudan, Kenya | Turkana people | war ring sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html _____________________________________ Ethiopia sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html ______________________________ Democratic Republic of Congo | Yaka people sourcehttp://mac-gratuit.fr/site/tribaledgedweaponcol/LES_ARMES_D_AFRIQUE.html
Posted by Firewall (Member # 20331) on 01. December 2013 10:18 PM :
Swazi shield: lihawu, Swazi spear: sikhali, Swazi battle rod: umzaca, Swazi battle axe: sizeze: _________________________________ Swazi shield (sihlangu) and battle club (sagila): 88keys- quote: Swazi warrior carrying his equipment: Notice the shorter spear ( lijozi ), and the longer spear ( sikhali sekujijimeta ) under the shield ( sihlangu ): ______________________- Swazi warrior (lijaha) with the swazi battle axe (sizeze) ________________________________________ Western Sahel | commonly called Mandinka sword source http://www.forensicfashion.com/1892MandingoWarrior.html Nyumba - quote: It's used by other people besides Mandinka, it's a symbol of nobility. _____________ Swazi sheild ___________ Zulu shield
Posted by PreColonialAfrica13 (Member # 21589) on 02. December 2013 05:28 AM :
Those Azande-Congo throwing knives...you really have to appreciate it's design, a weapon that will always find its mark. btw Firewall I forget, was cell25 the South African from historum or am I confusing you with something else?
Posted by Firewall (Member # 20331) on 02. December 2013 07:18 AM :
I Will answer that in the p.m.
Posted by Tukuler (Member # 19944) on 02. December 2013 10:11 AM :
Thank you for this excellent contribution to African studies!
Posted by Djehuti (Member # 6698) on 02. December 2013 11:34 AM :
Ancient Egyptian shields: Ancient Egyptian spears or spearheads: http://conservationblog.hearstmuseum.dreamhosters.com/wp-content/uploads/conservationblog.hearstmuseum.dreamhosters.com/2010/10/PAHMA_6-19271-19280.jpg Egyptian swords:
Posted by PreColonialAfrica13 (Member # 21589) on 02. December 2013 02:26 PM :
Now as I understand it the cowhide shields of the Zulu were purely offensive weapons right? Designed to get an enemy off balance so his chest would be exposed to a few dozen stabbings courtesy of the ikwla
Posted by HidayaAkade (Member # 20642) on 02. December 2013 07:33 PM :
Beautiful. I have some weapons on my pinterest but my computer recently broke. I'll see if I can come back and post on another computer
Posted by Djehuti (Member # 6698) on 02. December 2013 09:09 PM :
quote: Originally posted by PreColonialAfrica13: Now as I understand it the cowhide shields of the Zulu were purely offensive weapons right? Designed to get an enemy off balance so his chest would be exposed to a few dozen stabbings courtesy of the ikwla Most shields can act as offensive weapons as wells as defensive depending upon the size, shape, and construction.
Posted by mena7 (Member # 20555) on 03. December 2013 05:46 PM :
This is a nice thread on African arms and armors. I have many bargain section Barnes and Noble illustrated books on arms and armors.
Posted by HidayaAkade (Member # 20642) on 03. December 2013 07:14 PM :
Egyptian croc skin armor Maasai foot knife Baule people from the Ivory coast slingshot Dahomey Ceremonial Axe Doesn't say where but it's made from a Donkey Jaw
Posted by HidayaAkade (Member # 20642) on 03. December 2013 07:28 PM :
Here's a video from a brother who uses African weapons/martial arts. mambele I've been curious but does anyone have any info on African swordsmanship? You hear about Asian and European but never African.
Posted by Amun-Ra The Ultimate (Member # 20039) on 03. December 2013 07:40 PM :
Nice thread Firewall.
Posted by Firewall (Member # 20331) on 03. December 2013 10:20 PM :
Thanks.
Posted by HidayaAkade (Member # 20642) on 04. December 2013 02:52 PM :
Bump
Posted by Firewall (Member # 20331) on 06. December 2015 01:27 AM :
Bump.
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