Throwing knife made by the famous Haddat forgers and used by the Tibbu and the Teda tribes from the Darfur region. According to Frobenius, the shape represents a duck, which is the secret animal of the noble Tomagra-clan from the Tibbu tribe. Before 1900, H: 62,5 cm, Iron-leather.

         This throwing knife of the “northern style” has been on display in the Exhibition “Utotombo” held from March 25 to June 5, 1988 at the Centre for Fine Arts,

 Brussels.  A prominent jury of African art experts selected this particular knife as a centerpiece.

         According to Westerdijk (1988) there are only 23 pieces of this type in museums and private collections.  Reference: the African throwing knife, 1988

This particular knife has been figured in 2 books:

• Utotombo, Kunst uit Zwart- Afrika in Belgische prive-bezit, 1988.
• Belgium Collects African Art, 2000

         Of a particular interest because it has an original repair in the center of the shaft and the exquisite shape.