Two knives · R. D. Congo, Mbole · ID: 3041909
Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany Jahn, Munich, Germany
b) Claire & Frederick Mebel, New York, USA
Description
metal, wood, a) pointed blade with elaborate incised ornaments on either side, wooden handle wrapped in metal wire, provided with heavy knob, min. dam., slight signs of usage and corrosion, base, l: 39,5 cm; b) similar design, handle enveloped in brass sheet, slight traces of corrosion and usage, base, l: 48 cm;
such knives usually have heavy steel butts, some weigh up to 2,5 kg. There are several theories about the usage: as currency, as drop-knives which were dropped butt first from trees on the enemy passing beneath, to increase the impact force or as decorative element.
L’objet Two knives avec l’ID d’objet 3041909 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 85th Tribal Art Auction dans 4 mars 2017 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 412 a atteint un prix de vente de 600 €.
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Littérature comparée
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Werner Fischer, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 121, ill. 212
Publications
b) Westerdijk, P., African metal implements, weapons, tools and regalia, New York 1984, p. 35, ill. 149