Couteau de prestige
Gabon, Kota
Vendu
430 €
Provenance
Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, GermanyTaille
L: 36,5 cm / 54 cm
L: 14.4 inch / 21.3 inch
Description
steel, brass, wood,
These knives serve as status weapons and objects of representation and can be up to 80 cm long. They are worn by the Kota, Kele, Nzabi, Mbete, Mbamba and other ethnic groups in areas of central and southeastern Gabon and the neighbouring Republic of Congo (Sanga region).