Carcaj y Arrows de Pigmeo

The Bakaalso known as Babinga or Bayaka, are the most important group of pygmies in Cameroon, 40.000and since all these groups are quite primitive peoples and first inhabitants of these lands. They are mainly implanted in the east and south. They have traditionally lived in close union with nature. They have been attributed magical powers. They are usually marginalized peoples both socially and politically. Its economy has been essentially based on small-scale hunting and farming. They have been sedentarized and are in place in the east and south of the country, although there are also some groups in Gabon. They have undergone many social changes in recent decades. They have occupied the lands in which they have lived for centuries and become national parks and are now criminalized for hunting for their own survival, which according to the current laws makes them poachers, and for collecting medicinal or edible herbs as they have done throughout their existence.

Hunting has been one of the sources of food for Baka for which they have been served throughout the times of bows and arrows made by themselves. The arrows have two side ledges, as a harpoon, for better grip of the downed piece. These same arrows were used in tribal wars in defense of their territory. Normally the tips were smeared with plant poisons to increase effectiveness. Old patina.