A very fine old pair of royal currency knives in the form of plants with two birds on top. The blades of wrought iron with painted white accents. Mangbetu peoples, Drc/ Congo, Africa. The Knives measure 21.5 x 12.5 inches. Provenance: Ex collection ~ Sol and Josephine Levitt, NY. Ex Arte Primitivo, NY - Nov. 19, 2002 Lot 90. Ex. Frederick Mebel Collection, NY
Condition
Good/fair