Collection of 4 African Iron Blades, Including: one Luba prestige axe with iron blade and wood handle, applied decorative metal sheet and tacks. Together with one Mangbetu prestige knife with sickle blade and carved figurative wood handle, and two Kuba ceremonial knives with lanceolate blades and carved wood handles. Handles with smooth worn patinas, and blades with some dark oxidation surface. Minor nicks and losses, indicating extensive ritual use.Mangbetu, Luba, and Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo. Provenance: Private Maryland collection, Ex. New York collection; Ex. New Jersey collection. Size: 17'' x 8'' x 2'' (43 x 20 x 5 cm).

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