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.
The object Knife with the object ID 3035678 was part of the auction 75th tribal art auction on November 30, 2013. The object with the lot number 448 achieved a sales price of EUR 450 with an asking price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 119, ill. 206