Zemanek-Münster

Knife

D. R. Congo, Teke
sold EUR 450
Provenance
French Private Collection
Size
L: 40,5 cm
L: 15.9 inch

Description

metal, brass-covered handle, collection number “14693P” on the blade, min. dam., slight traces of usage and corrosion;
Teke knives are designed for slashing. The blades are balanced, typically designed, but plain.


Comparing literature

Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 119, ill. 206

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