Three blades · D. R. Congo · ID: 3037739
Description
a) knife of the Kusu, wood-copper-handle, rather broad blade with raised middle ridge, l: 47 cm; b) dagger-knife of the Sungu, pointed lancet-shaped blade with raised middle ridge, partly decorated with punched parallel lines, copper handle, l: 47 cm; c) club-knife of the Ekonda, wooden handle, adorned with brass, bell-shaped blade, l: 47,5 cm; each knife with slight traces of usage and corrosion
The object Three blades with the object ID 3037739 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 407 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 124, ill. 221; p. 128, ill. 229; p. 173, ill. 313