Sickle knife "trumbash" ·  D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3037791

Description

metal , wood, wooden handle, carved with a human head, curved blade with four holes, slight traces of corrosion, base;
such sickle-knives come in the most diversified shapes. Their elaborately designed handles often make them to real objects of value. The handles are mostly made from wood, but when they are owned by diginitaries, they could be made of ivory as well.

Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A., Seltene afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, p. 91, ill. 98