Julian Irlinger

France tries to control the market and use of goods within its colonies through trading routes. The Douk-Douk is created in the city of Thiers for the Oceanic market, but is instead shipped to the North and Sub-Saharan regions of Africa. In Algeria, the knife is used by the National Liberation Front against those who run afoul. The noses and ears of French colonialists are removed by the knife’s razor-sharp blade. Originally, it is inspired by a French encyclopedia found lying around in a knife workshop containing information about the Douk-Douk society., 2021