Found in a junk shop

[Freddy]

This shows that some pieces can still be found (in an affordable) way. The trick is....to go and check out known addresses frequently. :D

I found this Mangbetu knife last Thursday in a secondhand shop, amongst junk. I first saw the blade. The rest of the piece was literally 'buried' under other stuff. I immediately recognized the blade shape, so I asked the shop assistant to show me the knife.

I was happily surprised to see it had an ivory handle. I know that often Mangbetu knives with figural handles were created to 'please' the taste of the Europeans. Nevertheless, it's an attractive piece. A nice addition to my collection of Mangbetu knives.

Here are some pics :

[Tim Simmons]

Very good. I like the profile. Looks like a young white man from the late 1920s - 50s.