Unusually richly decorated throwing knife "pingha" or "woshele" ·  D. R. Congo, Azande / Nsakara / Bandia · ID: 3045919

Description

steel, plantfibre and -cord,
In the course of time, these knives evolved from combat weapons to pure splendor and threatening weapons, which also took on monetary character. They can be described as “means of exchange with currency character”.

The object Unusually richly decorated throwing knife “pingha” or “woshele” with the object ID 3045919 was part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction on November 16, 2019. The object with the lot number 363 achieved a sales price of EUR 650 with an asking price of EUR 250.

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Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A., Seltene afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, p. 74, ill. 75