Three parade knives "efamba" or "ikakalaka" · D. R. Congo, Konda (Ekonda), Mongo · ID: 3045939
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Provenance
Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germany (1977); (a)Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany (a,b,c)
Description
steel, wood, brass, a) l: 42 cm; b) l: 44 cm; c) l: 47 cm, slightly dam.
The object Three parade knives “efamba” or “ikakalaka” with the object ID 3045939 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 364.
Comparing literature
Westerdijk, P., African metal implements, weapons, tools and regalia, New York 1984, p. 36, ill. 158