Grassfields Sword With Fine Decorative Wirework

This is the only Grassfields short sword I know of with a wooden handle fully wrapped in finely woven bronze wire. Acquired directly from Cameroon more than a decade ago, the decorative work including artfully space brass tacks, appears to be of indigenous fabrication. The use of stripped copper telephone wire to implement repairs in split handles, canes and other wooden ware is not uncommon in Cameroon; it is the fineness of the material and the skill of its employment that is unique. Meanwhile, the grip and blade are both classic Grassfields forms of the highest caliber. 19.5″ in length. Mounted on a custom base.

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