Lot n° 34
Estimation :
120 - 150
EUR
Tikar ceremonial knife. - Lot 34
Tikar ceremonial knife.
Camerun .
Iron .
Ceremonial knife with wide wrought-iron blade, flared profile and rectilinear cutting edge, featuring a weathered surface. The carved wooden handle ends in a stylized bifid pommel and is connected to the blade by an exposed tang. The set is accompanied by its rigid, trapezoidal, antique leather scabbard with two braided side handles, indicating ritual or prestige wear.
Representative of Tikar metallurgical production, these knives were associated with insignia of power, warlike functions or ceremonial uses within the chiefdoms of the Cameroonian Highlands.
Condition: Normal wear
Height: 53 cm
Width : 26 cm
Weight : 680 grs
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