Two knives - D. R. Congo, Mbole

Two Display Knives; Yala people. D.R. Congo. 17.5" and 23.5" respectively. Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the auction, submit your maximum. Ja

a) knife of the Kusu, forged iron blade with copper inlay in openwork design and fine engravings on both sides, wooden hilt embellished with copper and studs, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion, l:

Group (4) African throwing knives, DR Congo, Zande and Bwake, iron, wood and copper wire, larger two with incised designs on blades, 22"l x 15"w (largest), 17"l x 15"w (smallest) Provenance: Estate of

club, wood, l: 37,5 cm; additionally: knife in wooden sheath, Ruanda, Tutsi, l: 46 cm; pipe, wood, metal, two-part, D. R. Congo, Chokwe (Caprivi Strip), l: 48 cm Provenance: Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg,

Two DR Congo (Turumba, Lokele or Topoke) metal liganda currency; in the form of spears;; Provenance: (by repute) Acquired from Anna Isaacs Gallery, Beverly Hills; L: 69" (appro

wood, iron, handle wrapped with brass wire, eloborate punched blade, wooden sheath wrapped with strips of metal, resp. rattan, min. dam., fine cracks (sheath), slight traces of corrosion H: 16,5 cm, H

(lot of 7) African decorative items including two D.R. Congo style clay figural vessels, each surmounteed with a male head with an open mouth and sculpted with zoomorph figures; Gabon reliquary guardi

Mangbetu Peoples, Chief's knife, DR Congo, forged iron sickle blade, wood handle, rattan wrap, on custom metal stand, 14"h Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Notes/Literat

Two Prestige Knives, Congo, one with base, heights: 15", 16 1/2". Provenance: Irv Fischer Collection, Michigan

wood, steel, brass, L: 56 cm, L: 22,0 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, steel, copper, brass, L: 46 cm, L: 18,1 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, copper, collection label, baseL: 37 cm, L: 14,6 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

metal, wood, H: 41,5 cm, H: 16,3 inch Provenance: Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

iron / steel, wickerwork (metal, textile), L: 57 cm, L: 22,4 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

metal, wood, L: 46,5 cm, L: 18,3 inch Provenance: Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany Lit.: Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 186, ill. 441

wood, iron / steel, wickerwork (textile), L: 43 cm, L: 16,9 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, iron / steel, copper, L: 66 cm, L: 26,0 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

iron / steel, wickerwork (leather, textile), L: 51 cm, L: 20,1 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

iron / steel, wickerwork (textile material), L: 46 cm, L: 18,1 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, steel, brass, L: 44 cm, L: 17,3 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, copper, brass, L: 30 cm, L: 11,8 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, steel, iron, brass, L: 43,5 cm, L: 17,1 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, iron / steel, brass, leather, L: 68 cm, L: 26,8 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

iron / steel, wickerwork (bast), L: 39 cm, L: 15,4 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany