Dagger · Zambia, Rotse · ID: 3053688
Starting price
EUR 500
Estimated price
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanySize
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
Description
metal, wood, base
The Rotse (Barotse, Lozi) live in Barotseland on the upper Zambezi in what is now western Zambia and were, for a long time, under the cultural influence of the Chokwe, Lunda and Luena. This dagger is one of the few surviving examples of traditional Rotse weapons. It features a finely forged steel blade with a carved wooden handle, as well as a characteristic X-shaped wooden scabbard with typical carved decorations and cut-outs through which the blade remains visible.
Publications
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 258, ill. 628