cm 19 - 20,5Knife with shaped blade made of forged iron. Wooden handle with characteristic button finial. Knife with forged iron blade engraved wi...

cm 50with shaped blade made of forged iron with surface oxide residue. Wooden handle wrapped with copper plate spiral.PROVENANCEPier Giorgio Cerri...

cm 44with forged iron blade. Decorative carvings on the front.Wooden handle with period patina.PROVENANCEPier Giorgio Cerrini, Bruxelles (1986);LI...

cm 46Forged iron double shear blade with shaped ribs on both sides. Wooden handle wrapped with copper plate. Period patina.PROVENANCEPier Giorgio ...

Knife cm 35; total cm 42Brass, iron and leather. Rare knife made by the lost-wax method, a technique also adopted by neighboring groups. The forge...

cm 65reserved for notables and village leaders.Double shear forged iron blade worked with burin on both sides.Wood handle embellished with a cage ...

cm 62reserved for notables and village leaders.Double shear forged iron blade worked with burin on both sides.Wood handle embellished with a cage ...

cm 59Double shear lanceolate blade of forged iron with shaped ribs on both sides.AWooden handle, two-position feature, wrapped with copper foil an...

cm 52double shear lanceolate blade of forged iron with shaped ribs on both sides.Wooden handle, two-position feature, wrapped with copper foil and...

cm 46,5 x 29,5Forged iron shaped blades covered with black patina.Names of origin: Pinga / KipingaThrowing knife that in similar forms was also pr...

cm 41 x 26Forged iron blades. Handle covered with snakeskin.Signs of use, period patina.Type of knife also produced and used by neighboring groups...

cm 140 – 150wood and copper. Origin name: Zaga Congo spears, derived from the shapes of javelins, used by wealthy individuals in group ceremonies....

cm 140 - 150made of iron and copper used by the people of Congo.Daniele Grassi in his home in Tervuren in 1990.Photo n° 74 taken from the biograph...

cm 33,5with shaped blade made of forged iron. Wooden handle wrapped with spirals of copper rod.Their similarity in construction technique and deco...

cm 35with shaped blade made of forged iron. Wooden handle wrapped with spirals of copper rod.Their similarity in construction technique and decora...

cm 34with shaped blade made of forged iron. Wooden handle wrapped with spirals of copper rod.Their similarity in construction technique and decora...

cm 42 x 24Asymmetrical forged iron blade with a central rib on which there is on both sides the head of a character in relief. Wooden handle cover...

cm 41 x 23asymmetrical blade made of forged iron with a central rib on which there is on both sides the embossed head of a character.Wooden handle...

Knife height: cm 55; total height: cm 65;iron with sheath finished with leather and studsscratch-worked forged iron double shear blade. Wooden han...

cm 71double shear forged iron blade with surface oxide residue. Wooden handle covered with copper plate with characteristic bundle terminal of ani...

cm 71Northern region, bend of the Congo River (Ngala), upper reaches of the Giri River (Ngombe)Outer shear forged iron blade engraved on both side...

cm 51 x31Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), Ubangi River region bordering the Central African RepublicForged iron blades engraved on b...

cm 41 x 30Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), Ubangi River region bordering the Central African Republic.Forged iron blade engraved wit...

cm 47 x 41Forged iron shaped blades. Bare handle. Period patinaNames of origin: Pinga / KipingaThrowing knife that in similar forms was also produ...

cm 52 cm; 4 kgforged iron double shear shaped blade engraved on both sides. Residual surface oxide. Handle wrapped with a spiral of drawn copper e...

cm 51forged iron double shear blade with wide grooves along vertical axis; characteristic carvings. Residual surface oxidation. Wooden handle wrap...

cm 40forged iron blade, shaped wooden handle with natural patina Names of origin: Mambere, MambéléBillhook-shaped knife used as a symbol of power ...

cm 53forged iron knife with a shaped blade worked on both sides with a raised lozenge along the vertical axis. Wooden handle covered with iron foi...

cm 54Double-edged forged iron blade worked on both sides with fine engravings; lozenge-shaped openings on the vertical axis of the blade into whic...

cm 56forged iron blade with external shearing worked in dots on both sides. Wooden grip with dark patina, signs of use.Prestige item.These knives ...

cm 41black patina forged iron blade with external ribs. The blade has a series of holes and incisions shaped according to the group motifs. A fret...

cm 56Asymmetricalmade of light wood. Name of origin: Ikongo, Ethnic group living in the eastern Congo region on the right bank of the Lukenie Rive...

cm 45Forged iron double shear blade with shaped ribs on both sides.Wooden handle covered with copper plate. Period patinaMongo name of origin: Efa...

Double shear blade made of forged iron with shaped ribs on both sides. Wooden handle covered at the end with a series of copper bullets. Period pa...

cm 43,5forged iron double shear blade worked in vertical stripes. Wooden handle wrapped with copper plate. Fine patina of use. Prestigious object ...

cm 52,5forged iron double shear blade worked in vertical stripes. Wooden handle wrapped with copper plate. Fine patina of use. Prestigious object ...

cm 39 x 26Forged iron blade covered with black patina. Wooden handle embellished with the head of a male character carved at the top, in the style...

cm 49,5with wooden handle with human figure head finial. Forged iron blade, herminette model (small axe), sharpened only in the lower part. It is ...

cm 51 with wooden handle and forged iron blade. ...[more]

cm 46,5 x 29,5Forged iron shaped blades with shear on the front side. Handle covered with copper plate. Period patina. Signs of use.Origin names: ...

cm 39Iron blade with two holes, wooden handle wrapped with iron mesh spiralNames of origin: Mambere, MambéléBillhook-shaped knife used as a symbol...

cm 57Curved saber with internal shear blade shaped in two planes. Scattered decoration carvings. Shiny patina on the wood of the handle testifies ...

cm 49used everyday by the various groups living in eastern Congo bordering Rwanda and Burundi.Steel blade with internal shear hook. Could have bee...

cm 43with forged iron blade and shaped wooden handle. Period patina.The blade, on both sides, along the vertical axis has been embellished with zi...

cm 29with light natural patina. At the top it features a face carved in relief. From the top comes out a curved leaf-shaped iron with sharp sides....

cm 53Bamboo rod used as an arrow-launching tool.It is a defensive object also useful for hunting invented and used by many primitive peoples in Ne...

cm 62Curved wooden handle with flat blade end. Signs of use. Period patina.According to Dogon tradition these curved sticks were planted in cultiv...