A KNIFE AND SHEATH, with leaf-shaped metal blade, copper-wire binding to the hilt and hide sheath, Congo/Zaire border; and three knives with hide sheaths, one sheath with attached metal panels

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A KNIFE AND SHEATH, with leaf-shaped metal blade, copper-wire binding to the hilt and hide sheath, Congo/Zaire border; and three knives with hide sheaths, one sheath with attached metal panels
36cm. to 46.5cm. long (4)

Lot Essay

Cf. Cornet, J., et al., Beauté Fatale, Armes d'Afrique Centrale, Brussels, 1992, p.155 fig.206 for a similar knife to the first attributed to Nzombo or neighbouring tribes

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