Kpinga. The mambele consists of an iron blade with a curved back section and rearward spike. It can be used in close combat as a hatchet or dagger, or more typically as a throwing weapon. It usually consists of four blades, three on top and one on the side.

This is a throwing knife or kpinga of the Azande people, originally of Nubia, an ancient kingdom in the area covering southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Kpinga have three sharp blades of different shapes and this example has small barbs on its flat plate tang, which might have secured a now-missing handle binding.

2017年9月19日 · Most memorable was the kpinga, a throwing knife which has three blades of various shapes, some resemble a razor-sharp dagger, and others more like a sickle. This weapon, which originated in...

Discover the Mambele and Kpinga, two distinctive African throwing knives with deep historical and cultural roots. Used for hunting, warfare, and ceremonial purposes across various African tribes, these knives are symbols of power and strength. African …

2017年9月15日 · One solution would be to add more than one blade. That's exactly what the Azande warriors of Africa did. You can check out their knife, called the kpinga, in this video from the History Channel's...

The kpinga, or throwing-knife, was used as a missile during warfare by the Azande as well as by a wide variety of peoples who came under Zande influence in the areas of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Title: Kpinga, multi-bladed throwing knife; Creator: Zande People; Date Created: Early 20th century; Location Created: Central Africa; Physical Dimensions: l 51 cm; Type: Knife; Rights: Giuseppe...

The kpinga was a weapon used by the African Zande tribal fighters as a tool of masculitnity, as well as superiority. When thrown, it could penetrate through most anything, from armor to shields and other thing/living things.

Variations of the mambele across the top row. A mambele is a form of hybrid knife/axe in mid- to southern Africa, but was originally a curved throwing dagger used by the Mangbetu. It consists of an iron blade with a curved back section and rearward spike. It can be used in close combat as a hatchet or dagger, or more typically, thrown.

Utilized by the Zande, Avungara, Barambo, and other Zande-related groups, this type of throwing knife, known as kpinga, was a primary tool in the Zande's expansion and protection of their territory in the 18th and 19th centuries.