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African traditional forms

Tuesday 14 February 2023, 04:30 PM • Milan

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NGBANDI, Congo Kinshasa, YAKOMA, SANGO

Ornamental sword

Estimate

€ 300 - 400

Sold

€ 640

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

cm 46
Forged iron double shear blade with shaped ribs on both sides.
Wooden handle wrapped with copper plate. Period patina.

Provenance

Pier Giorgio Cerrini, Bruxelles (anni ‘80);

Literature

AGHTE JOHANNA & STRAUSS KARIN “Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika” Museum fur Volkerkunde, Frankfurt am Main 1985, pag. 98, n° 74 (523);

ELSEN JAN “Fatal Beauty: Traditional weapons from Central Africa” Bruxelles 2009, pag. 151 (643);