Two knives · Gabon, Fang · ID: 3040114
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Description
wood, iron, a) knife with wooden sheath covered with reptile skin, l: 52 cm; b) knife with t-shaped handle, upper part of the blade with fine engravings, l: 70 cm; both with slight traces of usage and corrosion;
the knives of the Fang tribes are distinguished by their beauty and refined designs which, however, do not camouflage their functionality.
The object Two knives with the object ID 3040114 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 442.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 190