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African traditional forms

Tuesday 14 February 2023, 04:30 PM • Milan

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Congo Kinshasa

Pair of miniature knives for ceremonial use.

Estimate

€ 400 - 500

Sold

€ 384

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

cm 19 - 20,5
Knife with shaped blade made of forged iron.
Wooden handle with characteristic button finial.

Knife with forged iron blade engraved with zigzag patterns. Wooden handle with a characteristic conical-shaped terminal. It is embellished with brass and steel flats wound in a spiral pattern.

Provenance

Pierre Dartevelle (Bruxelles 2003);

Literature

ELSEN JAN Fatal Beauty: Traditional weapons from Central Africa” Bruxelles 2009, pag. 278, n° 357a (643);