AFRICAN KNIVES, SWORDS and SPEARS

KUBA Knife Currency

KUBA "Ikula" Knives

KUBA Sword Currency

KUBA Mongo Knives

KUBA Knives 2 Catalog

AFRICAN Currencies 1	BENIN Objects	AFRICAN Currencies	FANG Currency	KUBA Knives
Yoruba, Knives Catalog	POTO Knife Currency	BANGALA Currency Catalog	MANGBETU Knife Currency	FANG Knife Currency

LOBI Iron Knife Bells

KUBA Sword Currency

PAKUDO Knife currency

MUMUYE Currency Catalog

BAMANA Lance 4 27.5", $350

ASANTE, Knives Catalog

KUBA Speartips Catalog

TARUMBA "Spear" Currency

TARUMBA "Spear" Currency

Knives, axes, currency blades and spears, most made of forged iron, attest to the skills in metal of the blacksmiths of many traditional African peoples. Most exhibit an inventive variety of form and workmanship far beyond what was functionally necessary. Some functioned as weapons. Many , however, were solely for ceremonial or ritual use, or displayed for prestige or status. The largest selections also served as currency, with forms made in the style of weapons, but not functional.

All of these are as we obtained them. Many of the currencies, especially, are 19th C. and will exhibit some rust or erosion. Some collectors and dealers prefer the knives highly cleaned, even ground down to the raw metal, then polished. This can be done to any of our knives but it is not a reversible process aand we do not do it.