Short sword, Teke, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Lot 44

Short sword, Teke, Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood, metal, copper Length: 47 cm Provenance : Collected in situ between 1875 and 1878 French private collection --- Téké Saber, Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood, metal, copper Length: 47 cm Provenance: Collected in situ between 1875 and 1878 French private collection Very fine antique short sword with curved metal blade. Turned wooden handle covered with brass wire and nails on the end of the handle. A fine example whose sophisticated treatment of the handle testifies to the prestige of those to whom it belonged. --- Very fine and old short sword with curved metal blade. The turned wooden handle covered with brass wire, and nails on the end of the handle. Beautiful copy whose complexity of the handle treatment testifies to the prestige of those who belonged. slightly oxidized blade. On the handle, the brass strips show a slightly green oxidation. --- lightly oxidized blade. On the handle, the brass blades show a slightly green oxidation.