Sabre knife ·  D. R. Congo, Binja · ID: 3027493

Description

wood, iron, curved blade with fine grooves on one side, wooden hilt, partly wrapped in copper wire, small traces of corrosion, min. dam.;
it is overly long for an African knive and has a flat, wide point with a small hook above the handle - a vestige of the devoluted throwing knife form. These knives are often covered with beautiful patterns and strengthened with ribs for robust usage.

The object Sabre knife with the object ID 3027493 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 444 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.

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Comparing literature

Fatal Beauty, Traditional weapons from Central Africa, Brüssel 2009, p. 176, ill. 170