Throwing knife "ngwolo" or "za" · D. R. Congo, Ngombe, Doko, Ngbaka · ID: 3050522

Name: Throwing knife "ngwolo" or "za"
SKU: 3050522
Price: 1400 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,400

Provenance

Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

Size

H: 41 cm

B: 28,5 cm

H: 16.1 inch

B: 11.2 inch

Description

metal, reptile skin, cord material,

These elegantly shaped throwing knives are said to have been used mainly as signs of dignity. The blade is engraved with traditional signs.

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 122, ill. 269

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