Two Rwanda Tutsi beaded knives - glass bead handles, 1943 - Lot 20

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Two Rwanda Tutsi beaded knives - glass bead handles, 1943 - Lot 20
Two Rwanda Tutsi beaded knives - glass bead handles, 1943 Set of two Tutsi knives from Rwanda, with metal blades and cylindrical handles entirely covered with polychrome glass beads forming red, white, pink and blue geometric motifs. Matching cases feature similar glass-bead decoration. Brought back from Rwanda by Belgian colonials on October 3, 1943, date inscribed on one of the pieces. Details: Length: 26 cm and 30 cm - Total weight: 275 gr.
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