Sword knife "ingonda" · D. R. Congo, Ngombe / Poto / Doko · ID: 3045893
sold
EUR 200
Provenance
Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, GermanySize
L: 52,5 cm / 76 cm
L: 20.7 inch / 29.9 inch
Description
iron, copper alloy, wood,
Georg Buschan described these knives in 1922 as the chief’s knives of the Lukeren (Lokele) and states that these sword-like knife types were pure showpieces, which can be traced back to ancient Egyptian dagger forms.
The object Sword knife “ingonda” with the object ID 3045893 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 383 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A., Seltene afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, p. 38, ill. 33/ 34