Bidspirit auction | 19th c. African Kota Ozil

19th c. African Kota Ozil Bird Head Throwing Knife - Original 19th c. African Kota Ozil Bird Head Throwing Knife | Bakota (or Kota) people, a Bantu ethnic group from the northeastern region of Gabon | An authentic Kota throwing knife with hand carved wooden handle and hand hammered metal | Approx. Size: 15” | A symbolic emblem of religious prestige and social authority | Provenance: From Albert Shaw (1857- 1947), Author, Historian, Editor of the Review of Reviews, Member of the American Antiquarian Society.