Ensemble d´armes ·  R. D. Congo · ID: 3049994

Description

4 pcs., a) D. R. Congo, Songye / Nsapo prestige axe “kilonda”, copper alloy (bronze, brass), iron blade, L: 46 cm (shaft), W: 21 cm (blade);
b) D. R. Congo, northeastern Congo / South Sudan, Uele region, Azande, throwing knife, metal / iron, handwritten collection no. “47408” (compare AHDRC 0037051);
c) small dagger / knife, D. R. Congo, Mangbetu(?), wood, copper wire, brass tacks, iron blade, l: 24.3 cm;
Comes with:
d) Republic of Benin (ex Dahomey), Fon, recade / sceptre with winged fancy creature and animals, wood, with spike and metal fittings, h: 53,5 cm

Littérature comparée

Rider, Ethan, 100 African Blades, San Francisco 2021, p. 165, ill. 73 (a)