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cm 47 x 41
Forged iron shaped blades. Bare handle. Period patina
Names of origin: Pinga / Kipinga
Throwing knife that in similar forms was also produced by the Banja (Central African Republic) and Nzakara groups, peoples settled in the northern Congo Kinshasa region
Forged iron shaped blades. Bare handle. Period patina
Names of origin: Pinga / Kipinga
Throwing knife that in similar forms was also produced by the Banja (Central African Republic) and Nzakara groups, peoples settled in the northern Congo Kinshasa region
Literature
BALLARINI ROBERTO “Armi bianche dell’Africa Nera”, Milano 1992, pagg. 83 e 84, Galleria Africa Curio (Pinga) (276);
ELSEN JAN & AUTORI VARI “Beauté Fatale: Armes d’Afrique Centrale” Crédit Communal, Bruxelles 1992, pagina 180, n° 288 (Kipinga) (292);
ELSEN JAN & AUTORI VARI “Beauté Fatale: Armes d’Afrique Centrale” Crédit Communal, Bruxelles 1992, pagina 180, n° 288 (Kipinga) (292);
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