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.
The object Knife with the object ID 3033857 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 407 achieved a sales price of EUR 100.
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Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A., Seltene afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, p. 83, ill. 88 f.