Chieftain's knife · D. R. Congo, Lobala · ID: 3038443
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Gerard van Overschschelde (1900-1982), Roeselare, BelgiumSize
H: 51 cm
H: 20.1 inch
Description
metal (copper), ivory, broad blade, ornamented on both sides, split in two half-circles, ivory handle wrapped with metal stripes, good state of preservation, base;
it is not difficult to see the raised, out-stretched arms of a human figure in the expressive shape of this piece.
Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A., Seltene afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, p. 107, ill. 121