Solid Metal Dagger Sape
Mangbetu / Zande / Barambo, D.R. Congo
Solid iron
Early 20th century

Daggers of this type originated from the D.R. Congo and belonged to the typical man’s regalia of the Mangbetu area of influence. They were called Sape and were worn around the waist on wide cord-like straps twisted from liana fibers. While mostly collected from the Mangbetu, they were also found amongst the Zande and the Barambo (Zirngibl & Kubetz, Panga Na Visu, 2009). 

Published: Mangbetu. Afrikaanse Hofkunst uit Belgische prive-verzamelingen, Galerie de la Kredietbank, Brussels, 1992, #5.

8.375 in :: 21.25 cm

InventoryID #13-2398

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