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Chieftain sword ·  D. R. Congo, Lobala · ID: 3045546

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Size
L: 54 cm
L: 21.3 inch

Description

wood, metal,
The shape of the knife was, according to Zirngibl, developed from the judgement sword of the Ngala. The shapely knives seem to embody an elongated human figure with raised arms. Possession of such knives was reserved for chiefs.


The object Chieftain sword with the object ID 3045546 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 214.

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Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Werner Fischer, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 115, ill. 201


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