Couteau avec fourreau
Gabon, Fang
Vendu
2 000 €
Provenance
Steven Alpert, Dallas, USATaille
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Description
wood, iron, reptile skin, min. dam., slight traces of usage and corrosion, base.
The knives of the Fang tribes are distinguished by their beauty and refined designs which, however, do not camouflage their functionality.
Littérature comparée
Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 190, ill. 348Publications
AHDRC: 0150588