Sengese

A '''sengese''' is a throwing knife of the Matakam from northeastern Nigeria or northern Cameroon. thumb|Sengese from Cameroon thumb|Sengese blade

== Uses == It is sinuous in shape and its handle is often dressed in leather.<ref>Norman Hurst, ''Ngola: the weapon as authority, identity, and ritual object'', 1997, p.14</ref> It can also be used as an exchange currency.

== Bibliography == * Barbara Winston Blackmun, ''Blades of Beauty and Death: African Art Forged in Metal'', 1990 * Werner Fischer, Manfred A. Zirngibl, ''African Weapons: Knives, Daggers, Swords, Axes, Throwing Knives'', 1978 * Jan Elsen, ''De fer et de fierté, Armes blanches d’Afrique noire du Musée Barbier-Mueller'', 5 Continents Editions, Milan, 2003

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