Four sword knives ·  D. R. Congo · ID: 3036771

Description

a) short sword, Yaka, metal hilt partly, wooden sheath completely stretched with leather, blade chased on both sides, l: 72,5 cm; b) short sword, Azande, handle wrapped with metal bands, elaborate wooden sheath with ornamental rattan covering, band of plaited plant fibres, l: 75,5 cm; c) Luba, light wooden sheath and handle, tulip-shaped blade, punched on both sides, l: 60 cm; d) Lobala, sickle-shaped handle, wooden sheath covered with reptile skin (missing parts), l: 39,5 cm; all with slight traces of usage and corrosion

The object Four sword knives with the object ID 3036771 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 432 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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Comparing literature

Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 141, ill. 252; p. 63, ill. 89; p. 135, ill. 242; p. 116, ill. 203