Photographs © Tim Hamill
Sengese 4
25"
$200
This is probably a newer example of the form.
Locally called Sengese, these unique iron weapons from the Matakam people
of the Mandara Mountains of northern Nigeria started out as throwing knives
and were later used as dance wands..
Warriors would hold two or three in their left hand with their shield and throw with the right hand. The graceful iron form terminates in a handle wrapped in cane or leather strips. .
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