an old kuba knife
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Pre 1930 item# 950712 (stock# 115)
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
900€ pending
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a good old kuba knife with nice patina thick blade 48cm
provenance :doctor felix lauwers
who is who in african art says :
Lauwers, Felix & Maria [1924 - 16 February 2002]
Coll. Antwerp-Belgium. Medical doctor. African, Indian, Archeaological, PreColumbian and European art. Started collecting in the 1950s. The foundation of his collection is a colonial collection from Jean Batiste Constant Vandewalle. Mangbetu figure in expo cat.: Manbetu. Afrikaanse hofkunst uit Belgische priv ...click for details
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bango shield ,congo,before 1920
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Pre 1930 item# 880589 (stock# 17)
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
500€
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this shield is either bango,hanga,bati,binja mbundja following ML felix in his weapon book "beauté fatale"1993p 182 ill 295
he dates these shields before 1920
they are made of wood(see the nice handle,)rattan and wowen fiber
their fragile material and the adge makes them difficult to find in perfect condition here most of the wowen binding around is missing but it does not affect the beautiful wavy shape of the shield
could be carefully restored(the one in felix book is surround by ...click for details
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a masai shield
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Pre 1950 item# 1058885
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
sold
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a beautiful masai shield ,buffalo skin ,wood ,pigments 82cm
Kenya. Masai men, in order to become warriors, must go out alone into the bush and kill a male lion with their bare hands. When a Masai warrior is initiated their spear and shield are decorated with red paint, which is symbolic of their status in society. Each shield is crafted from buffalo hide sewn onto a wooden frame. The handle is attached at the center Among the Masai, red paint was traditionally obtained by mixing earth with bl ...click for details
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