Couteau-épée à crosse sphérique · R. D. Congo, Ngombe / Poto / Doko · ID: 3045937
Vendu
200 €
Provenance
Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germany (1977)Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany
Description
steel, wood, brass, fur,
In 1984 Westerdijk referred to the anthropomorphic form of this type of sword, with the fur ball filled with magical herbs forming the head.
Littérature comparée
Westerdijk, P., African metal implements, weapons, tools and regalia, New York 1984, p. 30, ill. 118