Sickle knife "trumbash"
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
sold
EUR 1,400
Size
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch
Description
wood, metal, curved blade with a hole, the wooden handle partly wrapped in wire, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion.
Such sickle-knives, by the Mangbetu called “trumbash”, come in the most diversified shapes. Their elaborately designed handles often make them to real objects of value.