Knife · Gabon, Fang · ID: 3041214
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Swedish Collection, Stockholm (2002)Size
H: 61 cm
H: 24.0 inch
Description
t-shaped wooden handle, the upper part of the blade decorated with elaborate ornaments, wooden sheath covered with reptile skin, min. dam., slight traces of usage and corrosion;
the knives of the Fang tribes are distinguished by their beauty and refined designs which, however, do not camouflage their functionality.
The object Knife with the object ID 3041214 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 353 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 190, ill. 348