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.
The object Knife with sheath “bakatwa” with the object ID 3046413 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 64 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.
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