The bowmaker Digboré Dah.

It is remarkable that this tradition of the "Bowmaker" is still in use today in the Lobiland. On the visit of Digboré Dah, who lives near Loropeni, I learned that his bow is still sold at the weekly market. Although hunting guns have long since replaced this old hunting weapon, they are still a frightening instrument, which is used as an instrument when it comes to displacing foreign cattle - especially those of the Peul - from the fields. The Peul know very well what the result of the poisoned arrows. Through this, one can kill an elephant, according to Digboré.

The Peul would immediately escape if they see a Lobi with bow and arrow and even leave their cattle behind. So great is today still the fear of the poisoned arrows of the Lobi. When using arrows and arcs, which I tested together with Digboré, he showed me how secure the arrows of such an arch would be to a distance of 25 meters. The arrow flies in a ballistic curve, which I could calculate only with difficulty in my own experiments.