Knife
R. D. Congo, Nkundu
Vendu
700 €
Provenance
Patrick Mestdagh, Brussels, BelgiumTaille
H: 42,5 cm
H: 16.7 inch
Description
metal, elaborate ivory handle with decorative carvings, accentuated by dark pigment rubbed into the deepenings, remains of plaited plant fibre cuff, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion, base
Littérature comparée
Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 103, ill. 115Remarques
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.