Throwing knife · D. R. Congo, Nzakara · ID: 3032201
sold
EUR 130
Provenance
Hans Hess, Basel, Switzerland (1979)Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Size
H: 48,5 cm
H: 19.1 inch
Description
metal, sickle-shaped blade, with a leaf-shaped projection, one side decorated with elaborate ornamental incisions, handle wrapped in leather, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion
The object Throwing knife with the object ID 3032201 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 234 achieved a sales price of EUR 130.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 86