Hi Ian
Interesting sword.
The faces on the hilt are similar to the Kifwebe Songye masks.
2 questions arise:
1. Did Songye have copper/brass casting? I don’t have such information, perhaps forum participants have information and examples.
2. Usually in images of Janus (Ianus Bifolios) the faces are different. Songe/Khemba/Luba figurines have two faces – male and female.
Regards, Yuri
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