Old African knives

gp · 12th September 2020, 09:37 PM

Hereby 3 daggers of mine: all Congolese, purchased from the collection of a Belgian monastery in Belgium which closed its doors recently
All dated before 1940 ( gifts from missionaries between 1910 - 1939)

the biggest one: Saka Mongo

Length 52 cm, handle 17 cm, blade 35 cm (top width 11,5 cm)

the middle one with the "eye": Ba - Tetela

Length 41 cm, handle 10,5 cm, eye 5 to 6 cm, blade 24 cm ( top width 9 cm )

the smallest one Kuba / Tetela :

Length 24 cm, handle 8 cm, blade15,5 cm ( top width 10,5 cm )

12th September 2020, 09:37 PM	#19
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 823	Hereby 3 daggers of mine: all Congolese, purchased from the collection of a Belgian monastery in Belgium which closed its doors recently All dated before 1940 ( gifts from missionaries between 1910 - 1939) the biggest one: Saka Mongo Length 52 cm, handle 17 cm, blade 35 cm (top width 11,5 cm) the middle one with the "eye": Ba - Tetela Length 41 cm, handle 10,5 cm, eye 5 to 6 cm, blade 24 cm ( top width 9 cm ) the smallest one Kuba / Tetela : Length 24 cm, handle 8 cm, blade15,5 cm ( top width 10,5 cm ) Attached Images