Knife · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3035678
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
French Private CollectionSize
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