Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018
Lot 462
Two Mangbetu knives Democratic Republic of Congo iron and wood
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £130
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Description
Two Mangbetu knives
Democratic Republic of Congo
iron and wood, with copper wire binding, one handle with sheet brass and studs,
38cm and 40cm high,
and two knives, iron, wood and brass wire, with incised decorated blades, 42cm and 44cm long and a quiver of metal tip arrows, a reptile skin covered sheath and a Kenyan beadwork waistband. (14)
Provenance
Madame Berthe Bihin, Belgium and thence by descent.