Sword " ntsakh", around 1900
Cameroon Grassfields, Beti-Fang/Jetsang-Bulu
sold
EUR 2,400
Provenance
collected in situ (1907)Anton Handl, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 49 cm
H: 19.3 inch
Description
embellished with fine designs along the upper part of the blade, wooden sheath covered with lizard-skin, adorned with ornamental wire and metal tags (partly missing), min. dam., slight traces of usage and corrosion;
knives of the Fang tribes are distinguished by their beauty and refined designs which, however, do not camouflage their functionality.