MANGBETU ANTHROPOMORPHIC NAMAMBELE KNIFE

拍品描述

Ca. 19th - 20th century AD. >An iron knife set in a wooden handle with a sculpted pommel in the shape of a human head. This style of knife was associated with the royal courts of the Mangbetu people and was only owned by the elite. > For similar see: University of Oslo Museum of Cultural History, Accession Number UEM17899. >Size: 325mm x 40mm; Weight: 115g >Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex Encheres RiveGauche (Alin Mombrison)02 December 2009 Lot 66. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

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