THE CUTTING EDGE.

WEST CENTRAL AFRICAN 19TH CENTURY THROWING KNIVES IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY - LEIDEN.

Schmidt, A.M.; Westerdijk, P.

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112 pp.; 83 throwing knives illustrated in colour, 12 b/w 19th century field photographs, drawings, map, biblio.. Exh. cat. National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, 2006. Cloth.

book nr. 9648                 € 30,00

This publication describes and shows one of the oldest collections of African throwing knives from West Central Africa. (Congo). The catalogue offers an insight into the diversity of the collection and its fascinating early history.