Three Iron Axe Blades of Hevioso Voodoo God of Thunder

Among the Vodun ( Voodoo ) religious tribes, Hevioso is the God of heaven, thunder, lightning and rain. Known to populations of southern Benin. Hevioso is a righteous God. He chastises liars, thieves

A tall carved wooden shrine idol embellished with many vodun implements, including the iron axe of Hevioso, The God of thunder and lightning, as well as several wooden spirit figures, iron chains, ank

with cylindrical handles, with brass mounts set with raised animals and animal heads, with axe shaped blades, length 56cm and 52cm (3)

A SONGYE WROUGHT IRON CEREMONIAL AXE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, with a shaped crescent form blade on three flat struts centering rows of three bearded masks in relief reversing to struts with

A SONGYE WROUGHT IRON CEREMONIAL AXE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, with a shaped crescent form blade on three flat struts centering rows of three bearded masks in relief reversing to struts with

DESCRIPTION: Three antique tools including one single-bevel broad axe and two sickles, each with a wooden handle and an iron blade. CIRCA: 19th Century, possibly older ORIGIN: American DIMENSIONS: (Br

Old Plains Indian Pipe Tomahawk 24''x10''. Brass tack and wood handle with iron axe blade. Some minor scattered surface wear. Overall excellent condition. Early to mid 20th century.

HEAVENLY IRON THREE-EDGED BLADE VAJRAPANI ; H25cm W1.5cm Wight206g

Ca. 1000-1200 AD. Viking Age. A heavy iron battle axe with a curved blade, a tapering cheek, a heavy, reinforced poll and socket. The cheeks are beautifully decorated with incised linear and star moti

Ancient Northern Europe, Viking or Anglo-Saxon, ca. 7th to 9th century CE. A forged-iron axe head with a vertical, slightly curved blade extending off a lateral arm. The central socketing shaft featur

Northern Europe, Viking, Anglo-Saxon, or possibly other Germanic, ca. 7th to 9th century CE. A giant iron double-headed axe with a long, hooked blade on one end and a more traditional axe head on the

Eurasian Iron Axe Head With Gold Inlayspossibly 18th century or earlier, socketed form, the blade with incised floral and geometric decoration, parts of which retain thin strips of gold fill. 5-3/4 in

Late 16th century AD. A single-edged, heavy cross-section late falchion, the iron blade without fuller to each face; possible maker's mark made of three squares to one side of the tang; the back of th

Ca. 1000-1100 AD. The broad blade flaring to the curved cutting edge, with an eared socket with a D-shaped aperture. Commonly referred to as the Danish axe. Axes were commonly used within the Viking c

A tall carved wooden staff " Oshe Shango" featuring the image of a kneeling devotee of Shango, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Shango is the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning and the double-axe mot

Southeast Asia, Philippines, northern Luzon, Igorot tribe, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fine currency piece in the shape of an ornate axe. The tang of the forged-iron blade is inserted int

Spanish short sword, canted blade with open work connection piece and three cross stamps; wooden hand grip with iron mould hand protection and cross; floral engraved, fluted finial. 17 th Century. 55C

Persian style tabar axe head (Persian Tabarzin Loft'Ali Mohammed Reza), iron with gold inlay, chiseled, hunting scenes. Qur'anic inscriptions read "The Victory Comes From God" (Qur'an 8:20) and "My su

Three European Sabers, first half of the 19th century. Including two with iron hilts and one with a brass hilt, broad single-edge blades. Overall lg. to 37 in. For further information on this lot plea

The lot features a 19th Century Central Plains region Missouri War Axe tomahawk from the DuPont family collection. The piece exhibits a hand-forged iron blade with a large brass inlaid cross of Lorrai

A glaib axe, sometimes called a glaive or mordaxt, dating from the 16th century. The blade shows maker's marks in the form of three eight-sided impressions. Possibly refitted onto a period salvaged po

Northern Europe, Ireland, the Atlantic Bronze Age to Iron Age transition period, ca. 1300 to 700 BCE. A beautiful bronze axe head of a heavy composition with a flared vertical blade, a thick neck, twi

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, Iron Age I-II, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast bronze axe head of dramatic form with a lengthy triangular blade, a zoomorphic head adorning the neck, and a

Rare Excavated Medieval era Polish or Hungarian Horsemans Battle Axe War Hammer, Interesting Carved Inscription to Wooden Shaft and Ornate Iron Mounts. Full Length 32.5 inch Blade Length 7 inch