Cult knife with janus-headed handle
Nigeria, Urhobo, Idoma
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).