Ceremonial Short Sword, Phoogo ya Kusa Pende / Wongo / Lele, D.R. Congo

Ceremonial Short Sword, Phoogo ya Kusa
Pende / Wongo / Lele, D.R. Congo
Iron, wood, vegetal fiber
Early 20th century

This distinctive ceremonial short sword known as Phoogo ya Kusa was primarily the product of the western Pende, but was also found among the Wongo and Lele of the D.R. Congo (Elsen, De Fer et De fierté, 2003; Zirngibl & Kubetz, Panga Na Visu, 2009).

19 in :: 48 cm