KUBA / MONGO KNIVES, DRC

MONGO Knife 2 26" high $250

MONGO Knife 4 22.25" high $200

MONGO Knife 6 19" high $150

MONGO Knife 7 14.5" high $150

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

MONGO Knife 5 SOLD

MONGO Knife 1 SOLD

MONGO Knife 3 SOLD

Knives, axes, currency blades and spears, all made of forged iron, 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.