Knife with sheath "bakatwa" · Zimbabwe, Shona or Batonka, Zambezi Valley, south of Lake Kariba · ID: 3046413
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Max Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1969 or 1970)Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (ca. 1984)
Size
L: 39,5 cm
L: 15.6 inch
Description
wood, plant fibre, brass, iron, collection number “R114”, traces of corrosion
The Willborg family lived for some time in Rhodesia, where Max Willborg worked for the Victoria and Albert Museum in Harare from 1969-70. The note “R114” stands for Rhodesia and the 114th object that Max Willborg acquired there.
The object was then owned by Peter Willborg for thirty-five years.