Throwing knife · Sudan · ID: 3041226
sold
EUR 3,000
Provenance
collected in situ (1st half of 20th century)Old Swedish Collection, Norrköping
Size
H: 45 cm
H: 17.7 inch
Description
iron, blade with three appendages, islamic characters are etched in both sides of the blade, the cutting edges are dull, handle wrapped in leather strings, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
such throwing knifes probably were symbols of authority. According to early, unverified reports, this type of knife is supposed to have been made in Omdurman and presented to the chieftains as a token of appreciation for their help by Arab traders.
Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A., Seltene afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, p. 48, ill. 45 Phillips, Tom (Hg.), Afrika, Die Kunst eines Kontinents, Berlin 1996, p. 134, ill. 2.15a