Sick African Weapons | Animated History of Africa

Turns out that Africa is a big place and has a lot of cool weapons. I don't even care if they were effective. Project Africa Playlist: http://bit.ly/project-africa Sources: Evans-Pritchard, E. E. (1937). Witchcraft, Oracles, and Magic among the Azande. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Journal of the Royal African Society, Vol. 8, No. 32 (Jul., 1909), pp. 337-356 Ball, Donald B. (1996) "Notes On West African Crossbow Technology," African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter: Vol. 3 : Iss. 1 , Article 1. Atkinson, David. “Swords and Knives.” Ngombe Ngulu Sword 1 (Congo) | Swords and Knives | David Atkinson, atkinson-swords.com/collection-by-region/africa/central-africa/ngala-execution-sword-congo.html. “Kpinga (1915.45.1).” Web.prm.ox.ac.uk, Pitt Rivers Museum, web.prm.ox.ac.uk/weapons/index.php/tour-by-region/africa/africa/arms-and-armour-africa-18/index.html. Laband, John. “'Fighting Stick of Thunder': Firearms and the Zulu Kingdom: The Cultural Ambiguities of Transferring Weapons Technology.” Taylor & Francis, 26 Nov. 2014, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1179/0729247314Z.00000000040. your mom Rider, Ethan. “Throwing Throwing Knives.” ERTribal, ertribal.com/index.php/addenda/throwing-throwing-knives. “Stabbing Axe (1943.6.126).” Web.prm.ox.ac.uk, Pitt Rivers Museum, web.prm.ox.ac.uk/weapons/index.php/tour-by-region/oceania/africa/arms-and-armour-africa-35/index.html. Thompson, Avery. “This Three-Bladed Throwing Knife Will Never Miss.” Popular Mechanics, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2018, www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a28235/three-bladed-throwing-knife-kpinga/. Note on Zande weapons: Because the Zande were really just a mix of a bunch of ethnic groups that the Ambomu tribe conquered, it’s sometimes hard to know exactly what weapons they created and used themselves and what weapons were “borrowed” by them or used by their multi-ethnic subjects. The makrigga and manbeli are especially fuzzy in this regard. Connect with me on social media! Facebook: History House Productions Instagram: historyhouseproductions Twitter: HistoryHouseProductions All the music and sound effects in this video are copyright free, so no one can sue me.