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A Songye Axe and two Kuba Knifes

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Item Details

Description

Beil und 2 Messer
Songye und Kuba, DR Kongo
Ohne Sockel / without base
Holz, Eisen. H 43 cm.

Provenienz:
Nachlass Dr. H. und C. Baumann, Bern.

Axt: Kunstvoll geschmiedeter Eisen-Keil an einem mit Leder überzogenen Holzstiel.

Würde- und Statuszeichen sowie Geldwaffen, mit denen z.B. auch im Tauschhandel bezahlt wurde.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Zirngibl, Manfred A. (1983). Seltene afrikanische Kurzwaffen. Grafenau: Morsak Verlag.

CHF 300 / 500
EUR 258 / 430

Condition

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