Knife with sheath · Gabon, Fang · ID: 3043547
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Steven Alpert, Dallas, USASize
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Description
wood, iron, reptile skin, min. dam., slight traces of usage and corrosion, base.
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 3043547 was part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction on March 10, 2018. The object with the lot number 364 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 190, ill. 348
Publications
AHDRC: 0150588