Abstract Prestige Blade, Soli
Momvu, D.R. Congo
Iron, wood
Late 19th / early 20th century

This highly abstract blade with a meandering shape was known as soli among the Momvu. Used as a symbol of prestige by powerful women, this knife type originates predominantly from the Momvu, who live along the southern bank of the Maika River in northeastern D.R. Congo. Similar knives were also collected from neighboring groups, such as the Bodo, Makere, and Mangbele (Berardi, Standing on Ceremony, 2004; Elsen, De fer et de fierté, 2003; Felix, Low & Lu, Fatal Beauty [black], 2013).

11.25 in :: 28.5 cm

InventoryID #13-2132

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