Bandia and Boa combat sickle saber. The Bandia live in the Zande regions in the same way as the Boa. This sickle saber is a weapon with a wooden hilt. The under-guard is openwork and the blade, very l[...]
Kilonda ceremonial or ceremonial Ax
Songye culture, Democratic Republic of Congo
First half of the 20th century
Wood, iron and copper
Height: 38.5 cm, length: 25.5 cm
The triangular-shaped bla[...]
The Kanak people are a Melanesian ethnic group living in New Caledonia. Maces are a particularly popular style of weapon among the natives of this region. Among the Kanaks, a club is "an object whose [...]
Vanuatu is a country in the South Pacific, more precisely in Melanesia. This region is recognized for its great wealth in its craft and artistic productions. We will then see different types of ceremo[...]
The Kanak people are a Melanesian ethnic group settled in New Caledonia. Mushroom-like clubs are characteristic of weapons from this region. Dating from the beginning of the 20th century, this typical[...]
Vanuatu is a country in the South Pacific, more precisely in Melanesia. Composed of about 80 islands that extend over 1,300 kilometers, the different cultures that this archipelago shelters offer a gr[...]
Short sword called "Ntsakh" or "Fa
Fang culture, Gabon
First half of the 20th century
Wood, iron and metal strips
Total length: 31 cm
Sword length: 30.8 cm
Cylindrical wooden spindle sword[...]
SHORT SWORD called ntsakh or fa
First half of the 20th century
Fang culture, Cameroon
Steel, iron, brass, wood
Total length: 39.1 ; Blade length: 25 cm
Double-edged blade decorated with geometr[...]
DAGGER
Abelam people, Maprik Region, P.N.G., Melanesia
First half of the 20th century
Casoar bone
H.: 32 ; W.: 7,5 ; D.: 2,5 cm
Dagger carved from a cassowary femur in a very long, needle-like [...]
Head cutters sword, called Mandau. Dayak culture, island of Borneo, Indonesia, from the begining 20th century. Wood, vegetable fibers, iron, brass, fabric. Total length: 55cm. Blade length: 36cm. Thes[...]
Carved from hardwood, this elegant club could serve both as a weapon and as a votive object. The traditional geometric drawing in the shape of an elongated diamond is marked on its diagonals with a sp[...]
A beautiful knife from the region of Ecuador in South America, arranged in its original sheath. The scabbard shows an animated scene of a woman wearing a loincloth and carrying a large Coca leaf in he[...]
Exceptional knife whose white metal pommel (probably lead) is decorated with a man's head, possibly the owner. The English import blade for the USA is signed "William Jacskon & Co / Sheaf Island Sheff[...]
Superb ritual knife from the Kuba people of Congo. Beautiful patina on the wooden handle. Iron blade engraved on both sides. Dimensions: 38 cm long - 11 cm wide Condition: Good. Normal trace of oxidat[...]
beautiful rare balato with its original basket ball and animal teeth. The handle like a "lasara" monster with the mouth open with a human figure on top. The wooden sheath is trimmed with metal bands. [...]
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