Hereby 3 daggers of mine: all Congolese, purchased from the collection of a Belgian monastery in Belgium which closed its doors recently
All dated before 1940 ( gifts from missionaries between 1910 - 1939)
the biggest one: Saka Mongo
Length 52 cm, handle 17 cm, blade 35 cm (top width 11,5 cm)
the middle one with the "eye": Ba - Tetela
Length 41 cm, handle 10,5 cm, eye 5 to 6 cm, blade 24 cm ( top width 9 cm )
the smallest one Kuba / Tetela :
Length 24 cm, handle 8 cm, blade15,5 cm ( top width 10,5 cm )
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