Sickle knife - D. R. Congo, Mangbetu

Mangbetu Peoples, Chief's knife, DR Congo, forged iron sickle blade, wood handle, rattan wrap, on custom metal stand, 14"h Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Notes/Literat

wood, steel, brass, L: 56 cm, L: 22,0 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

metal, wood, H: 41,5 cm, H: 16,3 inch Provenance: Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

iron / steel, wickerwork (metal, textile), L: 57 cm, L: 22,4 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, iron / steel, wickerwork (textile), L: 43 cm, L: 16,9 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, iron / steel, copper, L: 66 cm, L: 26,0 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

iron / steel, wickerwork (leather, textile), L: 51 cm, L: 20,1 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

iron / steel, wickerwork (textile material), L: 46 cm, L: 18,1 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, iron / steel, brass, leather, L: 68 cm, L: 26,8 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

iron / steel, wickerwork (bast), L: 39 cm, L: 15,4 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

Ngombe, Zaire (DR Congo), sickle double edged knife, forged iron with wooden handle, 20.5"h x 3"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Sichelförmiges Messer, "trumbasch" Mangbetu, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Bronze, Kupfer. H 41 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 / 172

Sichelförmiges Messer, "trumbasch" Mangbetu, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen. H 38 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 / 172

Sichelförmiges Messer, "emambele" Mangbetu, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen. L 41 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgfältig

Sichelförmiges Messer, "trumbasch" Mangbetu, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen, Holz. L 37 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgfältige

A MANGBETU IRON AND WOOD CEREMONIAL KNIFE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, the sickle shaped blade pierced with three holes, on a braided wire wrapped wooden handle ending in a cylindrical pommel, l

wood, iron, handle wrapped with brass wire, eloborate punched blade, wooden sheath wrapped with strips of metal, resp. rattan, min. dam., fine cracks (sheath), slight traces of corrosion H: 16,5 cm, H

Group (4) African throwing knives, DR Congo, Zande and Bwake, iron, wood and copper wire, larger two with incised designs on blades, 22"l x 15"w (largest), 17"l x 15"w (smallest) Provenance: Estate of

wood, steel, copper, brass, L: 46 cm, L: 18,1 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, copper, collection label, baseL: 37 cm, L: 14,6 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

metal, wood, L: 46,5 cm, L: 18,3 inch Provenance: Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany Lit.: Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 186, ill. 441

wood, steel, brass, L: 44 cm, L: 17,3 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, copper, brass, L: 30 cm, L: 11,8 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

wood, steel, iron, brass, L: 43,5 cm, L: 17,1 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany