VARIOUS KNIVES, DRC

The knives below have been vetted as authentic with signs of use and age. Some have replacement handles (see individual pages).

With thanks to Ethan Rider: links to his website and new book:

ERTribal.com
100AfricanBlades.com

DENGESE
Ceremonial Knife
19.5" high
$400

EKONDA
Knife 51
15.5" high
SOLD

YAKOMA
Knife 52
12.5" high
$150

POTO
Knife 54
21.25" high
$200


 

KUBA
Knife 32
24.5" high
SOLD

 

BANDIA
Knife 11
31" high
SOLD*

 

BANDIA
Knife 12

21" high
$150 

BANDIA
Knife 58
17" high
SOLD*


TETELA
Knife 34
26" high
SOLD*

EKONDA
Knife 48
18" high
SOLD

EKONDA
Knife 49
16.5" high
$150 

EKONDA
Knife 50
16" high
$150


EKONDA
Knife 51
15.5" high
SOLD

YAKOMA
Knife 52
12.5" high
$150

POTO
Knife 54
21.25" high
$200


POTO
Knife 56
20.5" high
$150

 

EKONDA
Knife 8
19.5" high
SOLD

KUBA
MONGO
Knives
Page

While originating from the African continent, the knives below are likely not created by the tribe who invented the design. The tribal attribution indicates the origin of the design, not the object.

KUBA/BANDIA STYLE
Knife 47
19" high
$100

KUBA STYLE
Knife 59
15" high
$50



Photographs © Hamill Gallery

VARIOUS, KNIVES, DRC

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.

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