Lot n° 8
Estimation :
450 - 600
EUR
Ceremonial knife - Lot 8
Ceremonial knife
Baoule, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Knife and scabbard. The blade has a lanceolate shape with ribbed decoration. The sculpted handle finished with a head topped with braids. The leather sheath is decorated with four large patinated shells sewn together lengthwise.
Iron, leather, wood with brown patina, shells. Total length with the scabbard : 49 cm. Width: approx. 12 cm.
The scabbards are decorated with red-stained shells and contain the typical arms of the Baoule people of the Ivory Coast. Their shimmering colours and their imposing scabbards make them ornamental knives, whose size can vary.
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