Curved Sword
Kru / Grebo / Dan / Ngere, Liberia / Ivory Coast
Iron, wood
19th century

Numerous examples of this very distinct knife were photographed and collected on the border of Liberia and the Ivory Coast. Most are attributed to the Kru of Liberia, but Blandin reports collecting examples in western Ivory Coast, near the Liberian border. While little information about meaning and function was recorded, photographs show these knives being conspicuously brandished (Blandin, Fer Noir, 1992; Elsen, De fer et de fierté, 2003; Zirngibl & Kubetz, Panga Na Visu, 2009).

This example had a long, old crack running down one side of the handle, which I had professionally restored (fourth photo). 

Ex. Alexander Kubetz, Germany. 

19.75 in :: 50 cm

InventoryID #13-3084

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