Mixed lot (4 items): Tetela, Mbole and others, Dem. Rep. of Congo: Four ceremonial and prestige knives with heavy iron ‘counterweights’.
Mixed lot (4 items): Tetela, Mbole and others, Dem. Rep. of Congo: Four ceremonial and prestige knives with heavy iron ‘counterweights’.
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Four typical knives of the Tetela, Mbole and related tribes in central Congo. All four knives have old collection numbers on the blades, which are rusty as a result of improper storage. (ME)
Provenance: Collection of a German missionary.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
02.11.2015 - 14:00
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EUR 400.-
Mixed lot (4 items): Tetela, Mbole and others, Dem. Rep. of Congo: Four ceremonial and prestige knives with heavy iron ‘counterweights’.
Four typical knives of the Tetela, Mbole and related tribes in central Congo. All four knives have old collection numbers on the blades, which are rusty as a result of improper storage. (ME)
Provenance: Collection of a German missionary.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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Auction: | Tribal Art |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 02.11.2015 - 14:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 28.10. - 02.11.2015 |