Ebale type of ingonda knife for elite men.

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Title

Ebale type of ingonda knife for elite men.

Photo by

Colleen E. Kriger

Description

Ebale type of ingonda knife for elite men, made by Nyekuli Bana type of ingonda, 1989.

Source

Kriger, Colleen F. “Forging Power and Memory in West-Central Africa.” In Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths, edited by Allen Roberts, Tom Joyce, Marla Berns, William Dewey, Henry Drewal and Candice Goucher, 350-365. Los Angeles: Fowler Museum at UCLA. (pg. 360).

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