Knife · D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3033857
sold
EUR 100
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
metal, pointed blade, ivory handle, min. dam., cracks through age (handle), traces of corrosion;
most likely made as ornamental knife but may have also been used in cultic rites.
Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A., Seltene afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, p. 83, ill. 88 f.