Sword · North Africa, Tuareg · ID: 3042863
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Provenance
Norwood Fine Arts, Munich, GermanySize
H: 50,5 cm
H: 19.9 inch
Description
brass, iron, leather, handle in from of a stylized human figure, elaborate leather sheath with tassels, min. dam., slight traces of usage and corrosion, base.
The sword designs of the Tuareg unmistakably show similarities to those of the European Middle Ages. Possibly they owe their origin to Crusades, or to the captured weapons of sea pirates, which were then traded and eventually brought southwards.
The object Sword with the object ID 3042863 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 181.
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