AFRICAN MOMVU KNIFE

Ca. 20th century AD. > A striking Momvu knife with an iron blade of asymmetrical, abstract form. The blade expands into a broad, rounded upper section pierced with circular apertures, while the lower portion narrows into an angular, faceted transition toward the hilt. The handle is wrapped with tightly coiled metal wire, providing grip and visual rhythm, and is mounted on a long, tapering wooden shaft terminating in a pointed end. > For similar see: Lowe Art Museum University of Miami, object number S2018.20.27. > Size: 500mm x 155mm; Weight: 560g > Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Gallerie Patrik Frohlich, 12/036/2014. > >

Estimación:€286.53

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