Null Ikul, short sword or ceremonial knife of the Kuba people of the Democratic …

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Ikul, short sword or ceremonial knife of the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It consists of a copper blade with a central rib, and a wooden handle and pommel with a meticulous work of geometric inlays. First half of the 20th century. 37

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Ikul, short sword or ceremonial knife of the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It consists of a copper blade with a central rib, and a wooden handle and pommel with a meticulous work of geometric inlays. First half of the 20th century. 37

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