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Peace Knife (Ikul)

• Dated: early 20th century or earlier
  
• Culture: Bushoong Clan, Kuba People
  
• Location: Kasai Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
  

This example of an ikul knife comes from the Bushoong clan of the Kuba people of the Kasai region. Both sides of the blade have an “S” or “ogee” shape, and are marked with five finely incised lines that follow the outline of the “S”. The two blade halves are polished and dulled black on each side, respectively, to imitate a negative mirror image of each other.

The hilt is inlaid with brass and copper chips. The pommel is incised with an intricately interlaced design reminiscent of the weaving seen on Kuba raffia textiles. The base of the pommel has a traditional and identifiable guilloche pattern that is typically of Kuba shoowa designs.

Source: Copyright © 2016 Curator’s Eyes

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Terracotta head of a woman, 20 cm/8 in high  

Cypriot,  6th century B.C. (Cypro-Archaic II)

Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Yatagan Sword

• Dated: 1809
  
• Culture: Ottoman
  
• Medium: iron or steel, gold, silver, wood, metal and shagreen, engraved and embossed
  
• Measurements: blade length 63.5cm
  
• Inscription: ‘A.H. 1224’ Engraved, A.D. 1809 and with ‘1846’ In silver
  
• Maker’s mark: bladesmith’s mark Stamped, on roughly engraved ewer-shaped panel 7 inches from hilt
  

Source: Copyright © 2016 The Wallace Collection

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Copper alloy bracelet with geometric designs

Hallstatt culture, ca. 800 BC (Bronze Age); made in the Carpathian Basin region (mostly present-day Hungary).

Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Read our history post on the Hallstatt Celtic culture.

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Ritual Kris Dagger

• Dated: 3rd quarter of the 20th century
  
• Culture: Indonesian
  

The daggers has a straight, undulated blade, engraved with floral motifs with a copper band at the centre. The hilt is made of copper, white metal and brass, decorated with filigree. The wooden ‘wrangka’ is decorated with different coins and white, metallic mounts.

Source: Copyright © 2016 Czerny’s International Auction House S.R.L.