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€ 300 - 400
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€ 576
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cm 54
Double-edged forged iron blade worked on both sides with fine engravings; lozenge-shaped openings on the vertical axis of the blade into which 8 copper discs have been inserted. Wooden handle covered with copper foil and plate.
Signs of prolonged use.
Names of origin : Ingondà, MopambaKnife made by the Poto, a group living along both banks of the Congo River, between the mouths of the Ituri and Mongala rivers. Specimens made in similar shapes are also known from neighboring groups.
Double-edged forged iron blade worked on both sides with fine engravings; lozenge-shaped openings on the vertical axis of the blade into which 8 copper discs have been inserted. Wooden handle covered with copper foil and plate.
Signs of prolonged use.
Names of origin : Ingondà, MopambaKnife made by the Poto, a group living along both banks of the Congo River, between the mouths of the Ituri and Mongala rivers. Specimens made in similar shapes are also known from neighboring groups.
Provenance
Pier Giorgio Cerrini. Bruxelles;
Literature
BALLARINI ROBERTO “Armi bianche dell’Africa Nera”, Milano 1992, pagina 65, figura 18, Galleria Africa Curio, Milano (276);
LSEN JAN “De fer et de fiertè: armes blanches d’Afrique Noire du Musée Barbier Mueller” Ginevra, Milano 2003, pag 143 (Mopamba) (524);
LSEN JAN “De fer et de fiertè: armes blanches d’Afrique Noire du Musée Barbier Mueller” Ginevra, Milano 2003, pag 143 (Mopamba) (524);
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