Sale 219 Lot 143

GROUP OF THREE CENTRAL AFRICAN BLADES INCLUDING TWO KUBA IKUL PRESTIGE KNIVES AND A SWORD WITH LEATHER SCABBARD Three Central African weapons, highlighted by two ceremonial Kuba *ikul* (or *ikula*) knives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo alongside a curved sword fitted with its original decorated leather sheath. The two *ikul* knives display characteristic broad, leaf-shaped forged iron blades set into carved wooden handles with bulbous pommels, while the accompanying sword features a slender curved blade and a matching hide-wrapped scabbard. Kuba knife: 16 inches
$120-150