Ornamental knife · D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3034852
sold
EUR 800
Size
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch
Description
ivory handle, in shape of an anthropomorphic head with tribe-typical deformation of the skull, rising from a long neck with three bulges, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion
The object Ornamental knife with the object ID 3034852 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 341 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A., Seltene afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, p. 83, ill. 88 f.