Lot 0349

Status weapon and dance axe "manzhi" - Cameroon, Bana, Kapsiki, Fali, Kirdi

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Status weapon and dance axe "manzhi" - Cameroon, Bana, Kapsiki, Fali, Kirdi

Item Details

Description

brass,
H: 41,5 cm, H: 16,3 inch

Provenance:
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

Lit.: Zirngibl, Manfred A., Seltene afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, p. 30, ill. 22 ff.

Condition

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Status weapon and dance axe "manzhi" - Cameroon, Bana, Kapsiki, Fali, Kirdi

Name: Status weapon and dance axe \"manzhi\" - Cameroon, Bana, Kapsiki, Fali, Kirdi
SKU: 174170690
Price: 250 EUR
Availability: InStock