Ornamental knife · D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3035921
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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.