books (4) – Papier – 4 books on African Weapons, especially on the Throwing Knife, including ‘Kipinga. Throwing Blades of – Afrika

1Felix, Marc L ‘Kipinga. Throwing Blades of Central Africa’. 208 pp.; 97 duotone illustrations, two maps in the text, 1 two-colour foldout map, bibliography. Text: German & English. München, 1991. Cloth, in slipcase. 2Schmidt, A.M.; Westerdijk, P. ‘The Cutting Edge. West Central African 19th Century Throwing Knives in the National Museum of Ethnology – Leiden’. 112 pp.; 83 throwing knives illustrated in colour, 12 b/w 19th century field photographs, drawings, map, bibliography. Exh. catalogue National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, 2006. Cloth.¶ This publication describes and shows one of the oldest collections of African throwing knives from West Central Africa. (Congo). The catalogue offers an insight into the diversity of the collection and its fascinating early history. 3Agthe, Johanna.; Strauss, Karin. ‘Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika’. 388 pp.; 341 b/w illustrations, tables, 1 folded map, bibliography. Series: Afrika-Sammlung 2. Monograph on Weapons from Central Africa kept at the Ethnographic Museum, Frankfurt. Text: German & English. Frankfurt, 1985. Hbk. 4Agthe, Johanna. Et al. ‘Ehe die Gewehre kamen. Traditionelle Waffen in Afrika’. 312 pp.; 149 b/w illustrations, 6 maps, bibliography. Series: Roter Faden zur Austellung 8. Monograph on African Weapons. Text: German. Exh. catalogue Ethnology Museum, Frankfurt, 1985. Pbk. in Aziatische en tribale kunst /... lees verder bij