Ikul
Type of knife or sword From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Type of knife or sword From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An ikul or ikula is a knife or a short sword of the Kuba of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The ikul consists of a leaf-shaped blade (iron or copper or wood) and a wooden handle finished with a round knob with sometimes decorative inlays. The blade has a well-marked central edge and can be decorated with engravings.[1][2][3] They are ceremonial knives, some of which are made solely of wood (handle and blade) and richly decorated.[4][2]
The ikul are about 35 centimetres long. According to tradition, King Shyaam aMbul aNgoong would have introduced the ikul in the seventeenth century after a long period of war. The king would then have forbidden the shongo sword to replace it with the ikul, a symbol of peace.
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