Ref: AO-495

Height 73 cm

Product description

Laka knife from Chad. Old and used room over 50 years old. Delivered on base.

The Laka or Kabba-Lakka are a people in Central Africa in southwest Chad, in northern Cameroon and in the Central African Republic.
Their language is the Laka, Sara language of the Nile-Saharan family.
The artistic expression of LAKAs often takes the form of bodily modifications, especially during the initiation rites.
These rites mark social or religious incorporation in a group or a clan.
Laka are a distinct ethnic group with their own traditions and history.
The Laka region is a region of Chad which is known for agriculture and a lot of vegetable cotton in addition to millet, which consists in making their staple ball, which is a half-round ball of millet cooked in a thick dough soaked in a sauce.
They also grow cassava and other vegetables, as well as butcher's cattle.


African art, African mask

African art African Tribal Arte Africana Afrikanische Kunst

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Laka knife from Chad. Old and used room over 50 years old. Delivered on base. The Laka or Kabba-Lakka are a people in Central Africa in southwest Chad, in northern Cameroon and in the Central African Republic. Their language is the Laka, Sara language of the Nile-Saharan family. The artistic expression of LAKAs often takes the form of bodily modifications, especially during the initiation rites. These rites mark social or religious incorporation in a group or a clan. Laka are a distinct ethnic group with their own traditions and history. The Laka region is a region of Chad which is known for agriculture and a lot of vegetable cotton in addition to millet, which consists in making their staple ball, which is a half-round ball of millet cooked in a thick dough soaked in a sauce. They a