Sword knife · D. R. Congo, Azande · ID: 3052918
Starting price
EUR 800
Estimated price
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Leo Frobenius (1873-1938), Berlin, GermanyLinden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany (1902)
T. Jericho (1941)
Manfred Ritter, Reutlingen, Germany
Size
H: 53 cm
H: 20.9 inch
Description
metal, wood, handwritten note on the handle: “23366 Congo Frobenius”
These blades are not only used as weapons, but also as dowry.
According to information kindly provided by the provenance researcher Markus Himmelsbach, the present sword knife bearing the inventory number 023366 originates from the Frobenius Collection (list no. 503c) and entered the holdings of the Linden Museum Stuttgart in 1902. It was transferred on 29 August 1941 to T. Jericho.
Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Werner Fischer, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 62, ill. 86