Ritual knife · D. R. Congo, Momvu · ID: 3038444
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Philippe & Lisa Laeremans, Liège, BelgiumSize
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch
Description
metal, ivory, disc-shaped blade, engraved decor on both sides, min. dam., fine cracks;
such knives are only rare to be found in private and museal collections and no one really knows what function they had. We are sure however, that both men and women, used to carry them alike. In spite of slight variations in the shape of the blade, the same disc-like design is always present.
Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A., Seltene afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, p. 93, ill. 100