Zemanek-Münster
Ceremonial knife, D. R. Congo, Songye, Kalebwe, Size: L: 40 cm (L: 15.7 inch), ID: 3050536
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Lot 380
102nd Auction

Ceremonial knife ·  D. R. Congo, Songye, Kalebwe · ID: 3050536

sold EUR 500
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Size
L: 40 cm
L: 15.7 inch

Description

wood, kaolin, metal,

Handle in the form of a human half-figure wearing a “kifwebe” mask, whose features are exaggerated into the mannered. These knives belong to the context of the “bwadi bwa kifwebe” society.

Africa

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