Spear with foursided blade in leather sheath · Mali, Mandingo / Mandinka · ID: 3051656
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Provenance
Kurt Rauner, Salzburg, Austria (2023)Size
L: 132 cm
L: 52.0 inch
Description
iron, leather, reptile skin,
The Mandinka (also Mandingo, Mandinko, Sose) are an ethnic group in West Africa whose members define themselves as the genetic or cultural descendants of the early historical kingdom of Mali, which controlled the trans-Saharan trade from the Maghreb to West Africa. In the 13th century, the Mandinka spread out from present-day Mali in a large empire. Today they live widely throughout West Africa, mainly in Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Gambia and Ghana.
The object Spear with foursided blade in leather sheath with the object ID 3051656 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 474.