Lot: 382

93e vente aux enchères Tribal Art

Couteau-épée à crosse sphérique

R. D. Congo, Ngombe / Poto / Doko

Provenance Taille Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germany (1977)
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany
L: 63 cm Vendu

steel, wood, brass, fur,
In 1984 Westerdijk referred to the anthropomorphic form of this type of sword, with the fur ball filled with magical herbs forming the head.


Westerdijk, P., African metal implements, weapons, tools and regalia, New York 1984, p. 30, ill. 118