A YAKA SWORD, the long slender blade incised on each side with circlets, pierced metal sphere to hilt; two swords, one with curved blade, the grip incised with triangles; a Kundu sword, the hilt with disc finial carved with lozenges, bound with copper wire and inset with upholstery nails; a Tetela knife with lozenge-shaped metal pommel; an Ngbaka knife with leaf-shaped blade; and three Konda swords with crescent shaped tips

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A YAKA SWORD, the long slender blade incised on each side with circlets, pierced metal sphere to hilt; two swords, one with curved blade, the grip incised with triangles; a Kundu sword, the hilt with disc finial carved with lozenges, bound with copper wire and inset with upholstery nails; a Tetela knife with lozenge-shaped metal pommel; an Ngbaka knife with leaf-shaped blade; and three Konda swords with crescent shaped tips
43cm. to 67cm. long (9)

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