Ceremonial knife · Madagascar, Bara, Province of Fianarantsoa · ID: 3035482
sold
EUR 500
Size
L: 31,5 cm
L: 12.4 inch
Description
copper alloy, steel, narrow handle, on both sides cast with tiny ancestor spirits and snakes, handle knob in shape of a stylized animal head, blade with raised middle ridge tapering to a point;
for a comparable piece see Musée de l’ Homme, Paris, Inventory No. 71.1990.57.115.