Zemanek-Münster

Knife

D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
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.

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