Sword " ntsakh", around 1900 · Cameroon Grassfields, Beti-Fang/Jetsang-Bulu · ID: 3039598
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.
The object Sword " ntsakh", around 1900 with the object ID 3039598 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 386 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,400 with an asking price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 190, ill. 348