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African Weapon Assortment

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African Weapon Assortment

(6) items including Tuareg style takouba sword from Mali, Tuareg style takouba dagger, (2) Tuareg style arm daggers having crocodile skin and leather sheaths, curved sword having numerous spike-like protrusions along both sides of blade and Binga / Nzakara style sickle sword having wire-wrapped wood handle

Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Length: 24 1/8 inches, Width: 1 1/2 inches (takouba sword, tip to pommel (longest))

Condition: Very Good to Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age, material and normal use; light to heavy oxidation on blades; takouba sword loose in handle and having losses to handle adornments and lacking scabbard; an arm dagger sheath having losses to leather including arm band portion; arm dagger with fully in tact sheath having area of missing adornment on handle and areas of surface rust on blade; curved sword and sickle sword lacking scabbards; wear to handles including scuffs, scratches, missing adornments, loosening wire; wear to blades including pitting, bends and chips; curved sword having break to part of a spike

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic

Estimated Sale Time: 2:10 pm CST

Shipping Status: Shipping Quote

Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: June 2, 2022, 10:58 pm

Condition

Very Good to Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age, material and normal use; light to heavy oxidation on blades; takouba sword loose in handle and having losses to handle adornments and lacking scabbard; an arm dagger sheath having losses to leather including arm band portion; arm dagger with fully in tact sheath having area of missing adornment on handle and areas of surface rust on blade; curved sword and sickle sword lacking scabbards; wear to handles including scuffs, scratches, missing adornments, loosening wire; wear to blades including pitting, bends and chips; curved sword having break to part of a spike