NGOMBE, DOKO, IBOKO Democratic Republic of the... Lot 46

NGOMBE, DOKO, IBOKO Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Northern region, right-hand banks of the river Ubangi h 70 cm Parade knife. Forged iron blade with external shearing engraved on both sides. Wooden handle wrapped with spirals of iron twin lead. Brass tacks. Traces of rust and glaze from use. LITERATURE FISCHER WERNER & ZIRNGIBL MANFRED A., Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, pag. 113 (202); BALLARINI ROBERTO, Armi bianche dell’Africa Nera / Black Africa’s Traditional Arms, Milano 1992, pag. 53 (276); GOSSEAU CHRISTIAN, Tribal arms monographs: Le couteau d’exécution et ses dérivés, Vol. I, N° 2, partie II” Bruxelles 1997, n° 34 e 35 (527);