Zemanek-Münster

Ornamental knife

D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
not available anymore
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch

Description

ivory handle, in shape of a long neck with four bulges, crowned by a narrow head with the characteristic deformation of the skull, the blade sharpened on both sides, dotted decor, rep. (breakage at the neck), slight traces of corrosion


Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A., Seltene afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, p. 83, ill. 88 f.

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