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Rare pair of Mangbetu Currency Knives with Avian forms

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Rare pair of Mangbetu Currency Knives with Avian forms

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A very fine old pair of royal currency knives in the form of plants with two birds on top. The blades of wrought iron with painted white accents. Mangbetu peoples, Drc/ Congo, Africa. The Knives measure 21.5 x 12.5 inches. Provenance: Ex collection ~ Sol and Josephine Levitt, NY. Ex Arte Primitivo, NY - Nov. 19, 2002 Lot 90. Ex. Frederick Mebel Collection, NY

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Rare pair of Mangbetu Currency Knives with Avian forms

Name: Rare pair of Mangbetu Currency Knives with Avian forms
SKU: 89503718
Price: 1100 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,000 - $2,500

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