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Ceremonial Short Sword, Ngulu, Ngombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, iron sickle blade with linear incising and three grooves at the base of the copper wrapped handle, the elaborate wood pommel tack decorated, lg. 25 1/4 in. Provenance: Norman Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Estimate $500-700 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.


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2020-07-22

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