Throwing knife · Cameroon, Njem, Bumali · ID: 3051744
sold
EUR 170
Provenance
Werner Kißling (1952-2020), Heltersberg, GermanySize
L: 42,5 cm
L: 16.7 inch
Description
steel, wood,
These expressive knives were carried by particularly high-ranking tribal princes and dignitaries of the Njem and Bumali.
The object Throwing knife with the object ID 3051744 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025. The object with the lot number 485 achieved a sales price of EUR 170 with an asking price of EUR 150.
Comparing literature
Beaulieux, Dick, Belgium collects African Art, Brussels 2000, p. 279