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Ceremonial axe - D. R. Congo, Mbala

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Description

wood, matt patina, remains of pigments, a round shaft, surmounted by a flattened head with a disc-shaped crested coiffure, a narrow blade emerging the mouth, the shaft is carved with a pair of figures standing face to face, holding each others hands, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
representing a prestige item for chiefs or diviners.
L: 39,5 cm
Provenance:
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Lit.: Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 103, ill. 15
Continent: Africa

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Ceremonial axe - D. R. Congo, Mbala

Name: Ceremonial axe - D. R. Congo, Mbala
SKU: 28925144
Price: 240 EUR
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