Throwing knife and sign of dignity "za" · D. R. Congo, Gbaya - Ngbaka · ID: 3051296

Name: Throwing knife and sign of dignity "za"
SKU: 3051296
Availability: Discontinued

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Provenance

Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria

Size

H: 41,5 cm

H: 16.3 inch

Description

steel, plant fibre braiding,

The object Throwing knife and sign of dignity “za” with the object ID 3051296 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 425.

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Comparing literature

Lefebvre, Luc, Les couteaux de jet - The throwing knives, Vol. 2, 2020, p. 62, ill. 156

Africa

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