Couteau à lame longue · R. D. Congo, Azandé · ID: 3052918
Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany (1902)
T. Jericho (1941)
Manfred Ritter, Reutlingen, Germany
Description
metal, wood, handwritten note on the handle: “23366 Congo Frobenius”
These blades are not only used as weapons, but also as dowry.
According to information kindly provided by the provenance researcher Markus Himmelsbach, the present sword knife bearing the inventory number 023366 originates from the Frobenius Collection (list no. 503c) and entered the holdings of the Linden Museum Stuttgart in 1902. It was transferred on 29 August 1941 to T. Jericho.
L’objet Couteau à lame longue numéro d’objet 3052918, a fait partie de la Vente aux enchères 106 le 25 avril 2026, numéro de lot 203 et est actuellement disponible pour 800 € en Vente libre.
Littérature comparée
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Werner Fischer, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 62, ill. 86

