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African Knives & Swords
![An Asante Ceremonial Sword, "afena": Zeremonialschwert mit Emblem, "afena" Asante, Ghana Ohne Sockel / without base Emblem: Goldlegierung (ca. 6 kt) mit hohem Silberanteil, mit einer Oberfläche in hohem Gold-Feingehalt. Schwert: Hol](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801023_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![SUDANESE KASKARA C.1880’S: Anglo-Sudanese War/Mahdist period. 34” broadsword blade with four fullers at the forte. Forged iron guard with reverse langets. Thick leather wrapped grip with leather covered disk pommel. Blade](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982274_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![BENIN CEREMONIAL SWORD ADA MADE FOR THE ROYAL COURT: From the famed Reuben Reubens collection (original Bonham’s London Auction tag attached), 33 1/4" length, carved wood with a long, shaped grip and fanciful shaped blade with acutely raised false edg](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982119_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![KUBA (CONGOLESE) SWORD ILWOON: 23 ½” length, 25” mounted. Iron blade intricately forged with stepped line bordered spatulate tip pierced with a hole. Deeply offset ridged forte. One piece wood hilt with broad pom](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982412_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![GOOD EARLY MAASAI BROADSWORD SEME.: Probably dating between the wars and decorated in the 1950s with the Mau Mau Uprising. 8 ½” spatulate blade with pronounced medial, precisely like the tip of a Maasai lion spear. Hide wra](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982486_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![A SUPERB KONDA EXECUTIONER'S SWORD: Made for the royal court with finely worked 11 1/8" brass blade with swelled medial and flared convex tip. Both sides divided with five shallow broad fullers, the edges of which develop to incised cab](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982384_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![RARE SUMATRA KRIS HANDLE: Carved from a single piece of fossilized elephant molar. That material also rarely used to construct the throat mounts of kris scabbards. 2 7/8" height and nearly as broad, depicting Garuda in bent ov](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982364_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![SUPERB KUBA WARRIOR'S KNIFE MADE FOR THE ROYAL COURT: The largest and finest we have encountered! Late 19th century. 16 3/8” overall. 10 7/8” copper blade finely hammer formed with tapered raised medial, delicately chamfered edges and six pin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982385_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![AZANDE THROWING KNIFE KPINGA: Among the most iconic of all antique weapons. Forged iron, 17 3/8” height, with three primary blades angled from the central stalk producing a whirling “buzz saw” effect when thrown and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982437_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![OTTOMAN PERIOD MOROCCAN JAMBIYA: 19th century or earlier. 8” curved double edged blade with inscribed circle to the forte. Original tool finish and pitting. Wood hilt with brass base and copper crest cover. Copper scabbard with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982336_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![TUAREG ARM DAGGER OR ROBE DAGGER: 19th century. 8 3/4” d.e. blade provincially forged with light chevron decoration to the forte. Broad iron ferrule. Flared terminal hilt with a twisted leather grip and leather-covered pommel. L](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982441_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
News about African Knives & Swords
![Hughie Lee-Smith and Jacob Lawrence star at Swann’s African American Art sale April 4](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/174398390_1_x.jpeg)
Hughie Lee-Smith and Jacob Lawrence star at Swann’s African American Art sale April 4
NEW YORK — Swann Galleries‘ African American Art sale scheduled for Thursday, April 4 includes a standout selection of house favorites, including Hughie Lee-Smith and Jacob Lawrence, and features a special evening session to benefit the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. The catalog is now available for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers. The sale is led […]
![Jasper52 brings From Sahara to Serengeti: African Maps Sale April 2](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/174232641_1_x.jpeg)
Jasper52 brings From Sahara to Serengeti: African Maps Sale April 2
NEW YORK — Every collection benefits from the ownership and display of antique maps, whether in the home or an office environment. Jasper52 will present From Sahara to Serengeti: African Maps Sale on Tuesday, April 2 at 8 pm Eastern time exclusively at LiveAuctioneers. Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1792-1868) was an American publisher specializing in maps. […]
![African American historical ephemera was the focus at Freeman’s Hindman](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/171467891_1_x.jpeg)
African American historical ephemera was the focus at Freeman’s Hindman
CINCINNATI — Nearly 330 lots of historical ephemera crossed the block at Freeman’s Hindman February 27, with the focus on African American items. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers. The sale’s top lot was a first edition of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), the prominent black author and civil rights […]
![Stoneware jug attributed to African American potter David Jarbour is a top pick at Jeffrey S. Evans Feb. 9](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/169990118_1_x.webp)
Stoneware jug attributed to African American potter David Jarbour is a top pick at Jeffrey S. Evans Feb. 9
MT. CRAWFORD, Va. — A stoneware 10-gallon jug attributed to David Jarbour (circa 1780s-1841) comes to market at Jeffrey S. Evans Friday, February 9 as part of the Al and Billy Steidel collection. Estimated at $80,000-$120,000, the jug and the complete catalogs for both Friday, February 9 and Saturday, February 10 are available for bidding […]