KUBA KNIVES, DRC
Knife 8 19.5" high $150 |
Knife 11 31" high $200 |
Knife 12 21" high $150 |
Knife 32 24.5" high $250 |
Knife 34 26" high $150 |
Knife 45 15" high $150 |
Knife 47 19" high $200 |
The knives below have been sold and are left here for educational and research purposes.
Knife 6 18" high SOLD |
Knife 41 18.5" high SOLD |
Photographs © Matt Mrachek and Tim Hamill
These knives have not been vetted. Many could have been made to be sold.
Knives, axes, currency blades and spears, all made of forged iron, attest to the skills in metal of the Kuba and related peoples of central Africa. Most exhibit an inventive variety of form and workmanship far beyond what was functionally necessary. Specialists in the field will identify these pieces much more specifically.
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