Two cult knives · Eritrea, Hadendoa · ID: 3041222
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of DenmarkSize
L:33,5 cm & 30 cm
L:13.2 inch & 11.8 inch
Description
both with x-shaped handle and curved blade in bicoloured leather sheath, min. dam., crack (sheath of the bigger one), slight traces of usage and corrosion
The object Two cult knives with the object ID 3041222 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 86 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 49, ill. 63