4192

Konda and Zulu Knives

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Konda and Zulu Knives
SOLD
340.00USD+ buyer's premium (68.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 15 @ 17:01UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4192
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Title: Konda and Zulu Knives
Description: Two further examples of exotic African knife money comprise this lot: (1) A double-pronged knife of the Konda Tribe, worthless as a weapon and used only in dances and as currency. See Opitz, pp. 181-83 (this piece illustrated on p. 183). (2) An axelike "knife" or hatchet with wire bindings over portions of the wood handle, used by the Zulu Tribe of South Africa. See Opitz, pp. 186-87.
Low Estimate: 550
High Estimate: 1200
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