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| Auction Closes At: |
12:18:00 12/13/2023 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
465. Throwing Knife |
| Estimate: |
$750-$1,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$850.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$850.00 |
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| Category: |
African
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| Sub Category: |
Savannah
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| Culture or Country: |
N. Cameroon/Chad.
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| Period: |
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| Size: |
30-1/2”H. (77.5cm). |
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| Description: |
Used in warfare, hunting, rainmaking, although some scholars maintain they were
Intended to be ceremonial or prestige objects. Used as ritual objects in dances, celebrations and in some cases as currency.
Iron Ngambaye or Lakka or Kirdi throwing knife, of the F style, with perpendicular pointed appendages that are raised with engraved feathered pattern on one side and other side is flat and unadorned. Textile band is wound around top of handle. Dark black patina, some oxidized patina on edges. Custom base.
Published: A Cameroon World : Art and Artifacts from the Marshall and Caroline Mount Collection, QCC Art Gallery, 2007, pl. 153, pg. 191.
“Given their cultural importance as indicators of power we believe ... when they outlived their original purpose as weapons they were transformed into ritual objects for dances and celebrations, and in some cases their historical value would have also led to their use as currency.“ |
| Provenance: |
Marshall & Caroline Mount Collection, NJ.; bought N. Cameroon, 1989.
Published: A Cameroon World : Art and Artifacts from the Marshall and Caroline Mount Collection, 2007, pl. 153, p. 191. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$72.00 |
| International: |
$172.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Throwing Knife
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
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ERT |
$850.00 |
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11/19/2023 9:24:01 PM |
| 2. |
ajax |
$850.00(losing tie) |
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12/13/2023 12:12:28 PM |
| 3. |
ajax |
$750.00 |
1 |
12/13/2023 12:12:14 PM |
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