Sword knife "mbuku" with sheath "cibunga eya mongo", D. R. Congo, Salampasu, Lwalwa, Size: H: 62,5 cm (H: 24.6 inch), ID: 3051301

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Lot 445

Sword knife "mbuku" with sheath "cibunga eya mongo" · D. R. Congo, Salampasu, Lwalwa · ID: 3051301

sold EUR 250

Provenance

Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria

Size

H: 62,5 cm

H: 24.6 inch

Description

wood, steel, leather, plant fibre, colour pigments,

The object Sword knife “mbuku” with sheath “cibunga eya mongo” with the object ID 3051301 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 445 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.

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Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 213, ill. 509

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