KUBA "IKULA" KNIVES 3, DRC

KUBA Knife111 14" high x 3.5" wide $800

KUBA Knife102 14.25" high $400

KUBA Knife103 13" high $450

KUBA Knife105 14" high $550

KUBA Knife106 14.5" high $450

KUBA Knife115 14.25" high $400

The knives below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

KUBA Knife101 13.5" high SOLD

KUBA Knife104 14" high SOLD

KUBA Knife107 13.5" high SOLD

KUBA Knife108 14.25" high SOLD

KUBA Knife109 16.25" high SOLD

KUBA Knife110 13.25" high SOLD

KUBA Knife112 14.5" high SOLD

KUBA Knife113 13.25" high SOLD

KUBA Knife114 14.5" high SOLD

This group of short Kuba knives, Ikula, have all been vetted as authentic, with evidence of extensive age and use. Several have very intricate inlaid metal work on the handles and were probably intended for status or currency rather than use as a knife.

Knives, axes, currency blades and spears attest to the skills in metal of the Kuba and related peoples of central Africa. Most exhibit an inventive variety of form and workmanship far beyond what was functionally necessary. Specialists in the field will identify these pieces much more specifically.