Short sword ·  R. D. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3035325

Description

metal, wood, metal hilt, partly stretched with leather, leather scabbard, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion and abrasion;
the Yaka have developed distinctly functional swords. There is little decoration on the blades but the hilts are often quite artistically designed, covered with leather and adorned with copper wires. The scabbards can also be quite decorative. The wood scabbards are either plain or are covered with leather and held together by rattan cords.

L’objet Short sword avec l’ID d’objet 3035325 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 74th tribal art auction dans 7 septembre 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 423 a atteint un prix de vente de 250 €.

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Littérature comparée

Fischer, Werner & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 141, ill. 252