Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The “musri” or “mouzeri” throwing knife of the Teda peoples in the central Sahara is a variant. In parts of Central Africa these weapons assume the form of a bird's head. [6] These knives reflect the culture of Africa before western colonisation, both through their design and use. They can be symmetrical, bulbous, or even multi-pronged.
A selection of African throwing knives in the British Museum. Throwing knives saw use in central Africa. [2] The wide area they were used over means that they were referred to by a number of names such as Onzil, [3] [4] Kulbeda, Mambele, Pinga, and Trombash. [2] These weapons had multiple iron blades and were used for warfare and hunting.
Similar to a sickle, the trumbash was used as a throwing weapon or as currency. [1] [2] The handle is usually made of wood, but it can be made of ivory or bone. It is more or less decorated, according to the rank of its owner and the use that is made of it. [3] The curved blade is made of iron.
Rungu throwing. A rungu (Swahili, plural marungu) is a wooden throwing club or baton bearing special symbolism and significance in certain East African tribal cultures. It is especially associated with Maasai morans (male warriors) who have traditionally used it in warfare and for hunting.
A mbanja [1] is a knife, and a cold weapon. Its blade normally is made of iron, and hilt made of leather, and is frequently decorated with patterns. The mbanja is a unique melee weapon, which is also a throwing weapon. As it such it closely resembled the tomahawk. [1] The mbanja was utilized during the late 19th century and the early 20th century.
APIA, Samoa (Reuters) -Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its role in ...
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
In 2001, an 18-year-old committed to a Texas boot camp operated by one of Slattery’s previous companies, Correctional Services Corp., came down with pneumonia and pleaded to see a doctor as he struggled to breathe.