Mambele, the Glossary
A mambele is a form of hybrid knife/axe in central and southern Africa, originating from a curved throwing dagger used by the Mangbetu.[1]
Table of Contents
13 relations: Azande people, Colonialism, Dagger, Dowry, Gabon, Iron, Mangbetu people, Marghi people, Musgum people, Nile, Status symbol, Sultanate of Bagirmi, Tomahawk.
- African weapons
- Throwing axes
Azande people
The Azande are an ethnic group in Central Africa speaking the Zande languages (whose classification is uncertain).
Colonialism
Colonialism is the pursuing, establishing and maintaining of control and exploitation of people and of resources by a foreign group.
Dagger
A dagger is a fighting knife with a very sharp point and usually one or two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a cutting or thrusting weapon. Mambele and dagger are Blade weapons and daggers.
Dowry
A dowry is a payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride’s family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
Gabon
Gabon (Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (République gabonaise), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west.
Iron
Iron is a chemical element.
See Mambele and Iron
Mangbetu people
The Mangbetu are a Central Sudanic ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, living in the northeastern province of Haut-Uele.
See Mambele and Mangbetu people
Marghi people
The Marghi people (Margi) are an ethnic group in Nigeria, primarily residing in the states of Adamawa (Madagali, Mubi, Hong and Gombi) and Borno (Askira Uba, Damboa and Konduga).
Musgum people
The Musgum or Mulwi are a Chadic ethnic group in Cameroon and Chad.
Nile
The Nile (also known as the Nile River) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa.
See Mambele and Nile
Status symbol
A status symbol is a visible, external symbol of one's social position, an indicator of economic or social status.
Sultanate of Bagirmi
The Sultanate or Kingdom of Bagirmi or Baghermi (Royaume du Baguirmi) was an Islamic sultanate southeast of Lake Chad in central Africa.
See Mambele and Sultanate of Bagirmi
Tomahawk
A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Indigenous peoples and nations of North America. Mambele and tomahawk are axes, Blade weapons and Throwing axes.
See also
African weapons
- African swords
- Assegai
- Dane gun
- Glagwa
- Ikul
- Knobkerrie
- Mambele
- Moukahla
- Nguba
- Ngulu (weapon)
- Nguni shield
- Nzappa zap
- Onzil
- Rungu (weapon)
- Seme (dagger)
- Sengese
- Sjambok
- Trumbash
Throwing axes
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambele
Also known as Danisco (knife), Danisco (weapon), Hunga Munga, Hunga-Munga, Kpinga, Mambele (knives), Njiga.