Sickle knife with Janus-faced handle "trumbash", "dupa", "emambele" ·  D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3045911

Description

ivory, steel,

The object Sickle knife with Janus-faced handle “trumbash”, “dupa”, “emambele” with the object ID 3045911 was part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction on November 16, 2019. The object with the lot number 377 achieved a sales price of EUR 800 with an asking price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, Panga na visu, Riedlhütte 2009, p. 150, ill. 346 f.

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.