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Sword in wooden scabbard with reptile skin sheath, Cameroon Grassfields, Babungo-Bamunka area, Size: L: 61,5 cm (sword) 54 cm (scabbard) (L: 24.2 inch (sword) 21.3 inch (scabbard)), ID: 3050528
Sword in wooden scabbard with reptile skin sheath, Cameroon Grassfields, Babungo-Bamunka area, Size: L: 61,5 cm (sword) 54 cm (scabbard) (L: 24.2 inch (sword) 21.3 inch (scabbard)), ID: 3050528 - 2/4 Sword in wooden scabbard with reptile skin sheath, Cameroon Grassfields, Babungo-Bamunka area, Size: L: 61,5 cm (sword) 54 cm (scabbard) (L: 24.2 inch (sword) 21.3 inch (scabbard)), ID: 3050528 - 3/4 Sword in wooden scabbard with reptile skin sheath, Cameroon Grassfields, Babungo-Bamunka area, Size: L: 61,5 cm (sword) 54 cm (scabbard) (L: 24.2 inch (sword) 21.3 inch (scabbard)), ID: 3050528 - 4/4
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Lot 353
102nd Auction

Sword in wooden scabbard with reptile skin sheath ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Babungo-Bamunka area · ID: 3050528

sold EUR 200
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Size
L: 61,5 cm (sword)
54 cm (scabbard)
L: 24.2 inch (sword)
21.3 inch (scabbard)

Description

metal, cowrie snails, upholstery nails, with carrying device made of net-like cord material with colourful fabric ribbons

The object Sword in wooden scabbard with reptile skin sheath with the object ID 3050528 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 353 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.

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Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 57, ill. 96

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.

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