Cult knife with janus-headed handle · Nigeria, Urhobo, Idoma · ID: 3051630
sold
EUR 750
Provenance
Wolfgang Klein (Galerie Sonnenfels), Vienna, AustriaKurt Rauner, Salzburg, Austria (1999)
Size
L: 76,5 cm
L: 30.1 inch
Description
iron, wood, white chalk,
An almost identical ceremonial knife published by Zirngibl & Kubetz in “panga na visu”, 2009, p. 51, fig. 88.
The knife from the Kurt Rauner collection is cited here as further evidence of this type of knife (p. 275).
The object Cult knife with janus-headed handle with the object ID 3051630 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025. The object with the lot number 479 achieved a sales price of EUR 750 with an asking price of EUR 500.
Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009