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African traditional forms

Tuesday 14 February 2023, 04:30 PM • Milan

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Boa, ZANDE, Congo Kinshasa, regione settentrionale

Ornamental sword

Estimate

€ 200 - 300

Sold

€ 282

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

cm 52,5
forged iron double shear blade worked in vertical stripes.
Wooden handle wrapped with copper plate. Fine patina of use. Prestigious object
This long sword belongs to the artistic tradition of Boa or Ababoa knives, as this Zande subgroup was once called.

Literature

ZIRNGIBL MANFRED A., Seltene Afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, pag. 80 (238);