Prestige Knife in Sheath Baule, Ivory Coast

Prestige Knife in Sheath Baule, Ivory Coast

$1,400.00
  • Iron, wood, leather, monitor, spondylus shells, pewter, rattan, cotton

  • Late 19th / early 20th century

  • 12.25 in :: 31 cm

Baule prestige blades were renowned for their balanced, harmonious design, expert forging, and lavish decoration. To increase their potency, these weapons were subjected to a sacrificial consecration on the anvil by the blacksmith, in the presence of the customer.

According to Cornelia Rink-Hollnberger, the shells attached to the leather-covered wood sheath belong to the spondylus family, and while they are naturally red, they were polished by the Baule to give them a smoother surface and to emphasize their color (Elsen, De fer et de fierté, 2003; Zirngibl, Rare African Short Weapons, 1983). 

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