1993, ISBN: 0714125083

London, published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press, 144 S., 24 Tafeln. Mit zahlr. auch farb. Abb. Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag. Ein gutes und saubere… Mehr…

London, published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press, 144 S., 24 Tafeln. Mit zahlr. auch farb. Abb. Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar. - The weaponry of Africa, used in ritual as well as combat, has fascinated generations of travellers. Their eye-witness accounts, the oral history of the Africans, and the magnificent weapons themselves are among the sources from which the author builds up a comprehensive survey of traditional arms and armour. From North Africa to the Cape, from the far west to the Horn, he describes the weapons particular to each society, how they were made and for what purpose. The standard sword of the Benin soldier, for example, was the opia, an effective two-edged leaf-shaped blade, while the ada was ceremonial, carried before royal chiefs as a symbol of their power and allegiance to the king. In the kingdom of Dahomey women too went into battle and Richard Burton was particularly impressed by the blunderbuss women 'who may be considered the grenadiers. They are the biggest and strongest of the force'. ISBN 0714125083Afrika 1993, [PU: British Museum Publications]<

1993, ISBN: 0714125083

[EAN: 9780714125084], [PU: London: British Museum Press,], 168 pages with 30 colour and 130 monochrome illustrations. Hard cover 27.6x21.9cms. ISBN: 0714125083. Comprehensive survey of tr… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780714125084], [PU: London: British Museum Press,], 168 pages with 30 colour and 130 monochrome illustrations. Hard cover 27.6x21.9cms. ISBN: 0714125083. Comprehensive survey of traditional African weaponry, from ceremonial swords to soldiers' armour. Items from private and museum collections worldwide are illustrated - accompanied by early engravings, field photographs and line drawings - and complement an informative text discussing the weapons particular to each society., Books<