Description on old index card (Richard Andree): "Wide cowhide scabbard with 2 handles covered with red cloth, round staff with glass beads as a finial. rod covered with glass beads as a finial " Today there is no red cloth on the handles red cloth, they are wrapped in wickerwork of a reddish colour. The The beads in various shades of blue at the lower end are half missing. Paule Chl. Dassi (19.09.2019) described the sword as an object of prestige and a symbolic weapon of war, used by carried by a king or title holders, such as notables, at great ceremonies when dancing. They are still used in a similar form today at ceremonial dances in the "Grassland"region. As an example, she mentioned the war dance mieudjon (also mandjon). The spelling of the cultural attribution varies in the sources; the old index cards in the museum predominantly use the term "Bangua" is predominantly used.