Knife with sheath · Gabon, Fang · ID: 3034414
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Sotheby’s London, 27 June 1994, lot 327Size
L: 54,5 cm
L: 21.5 inch
Description
t-shaped wooden handle, the upper part of the blade decorated with elaborate ornaments, the 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 sheath with the object ID 3034414 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 402 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Werner, Zirngibl, Manfred A., Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 190, ill. 348