Estimate
€ 600 - 800
Sold
€ 1.126
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Information
h 74 cm
Sword.
Forged iron blade with double shearing worked in vertical strips. Wooden handle wrapped with copper twin lead.
Good glaze from use. Object denotes prestige;
Sword.
Forged iron blade with double shearing worked in vertical strips. Wooden handle wrapped with copper twin lead.
Good glaze from use. Object denotes prestige;
Literature
ZIRNGIBL MANFRED A., Seltene Afrikanische Kurzwaffen, Grafenau 1983, pag. 80 (238);
This long sword belongs to the artistic tradition of Boa o Ababoa knives, as this sub group, the Zande, were once known as. In the middle of the blade, there are up to three holes running vertically along the central shaft.More Lots
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