Songye / Nsapo Prestige Axe from the Congo

A fine Parade or prestige Axe with inset metal studs and well handled wooden handle. Songye or N'sapo peoples , Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex Nathan Collection, New York.

**Originally Listed At $350** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wood and copper prestige axe with a crescent-shaped iron blade

A fine antique ceremonial parade axe known as "Kilonda" and carried by the Songye and related groups like Nsapo peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Axe has a well handled wooden handle and embell

**Originally Listed At $200** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye culture, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. An attractive prestige axe with a broad, openwork copper blade be

Prestige-Axt, "kilonda" Songye / Nsapo, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Kupfer. L 38 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgfäl

Prestige-Axt, "kilonda" Songye / Nsapo, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Kupfer. H 41,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch so

Nsapo o Songye - Democratic Republic of Congo Kilonda Ceremonial axe.Wood, copper iron.Signs of use. . Cm 22,00 x 39,00 x 3,50. About a copper axe like this, an anonymous author wrote in an 1896 magaz

African Songye Prestige Axe with 12 Ancestor Faces, DRC. Forged iron and copper. On custom stand. Size: 11'' x 15.25'' x 2'' (28 x 39 x 5 cm). Height on stand: 14.25" (36 cm).

Massive African Songye Prestige Axe, DRC. Forged iron and copper. Size: 19.5'' x 13.5'' x 2'' (50 x 34 x 5 cm).

A Songye axe. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa. 20th century. Wood and metal. 14 1/4" x 7 1/4" x 2 1/4". Condition: includes stand. Wear and abrasions throughout. Provenance: Private N

A finely crafted wooden parade axe with steel blade and well handled wooden shaft embellished with decorative inset round designs and raised handle end. Songye / Nsapo or related ethnic group, Congo,

An African Congo Songye Caryatid Prestige bowl (Late 19th Century) carved wood depicting female supporting a chief's seat atop her head with carved scarification marks around her stomach, exposed brea

Antique Songye Figural Face African Axe. ribe: congo. Original/Reproduction: Original. Tribe: Songye. Material: wood and steel. Length: 16 inch (407 mm). Very cool vintage axe. This piece has a great

A carved wooden handle with ancestor head on the end, embellished with hand hammered metal ( aluminum) strips and forged steel blade with incised designs. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The

A very finely carved wooden staff or cane with a ancestor figure on top with kifwebe society like features and deep well handled surface patina. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Staff m

Prestigebeil,"kilonda" Songye, Nsapo, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Kupfer. L 39 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Kunstvoll geschmiedete Prunkwaffe; Eisen-Keil a

A very finely crafted ceremonial Axe with forged iron blade with decorative elements as well as Iron bands around the well handled and worn wooden shaft. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. Th

Prestigeaxt "kilonda" Songye / Nsapo, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen. H 39 cm. Provenienz: - wohl Galerie Künzi, Gottfried Künzi (1920-1979), Solothurn. - Martin Gross (1922-2017),

**Originally Listed at $200** Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pende culture, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a scepter, also known as a prestige axe, that is designed to be a more elabora

Prestigeaxt"kilonda" Songye, Nsapo, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen, Holz, Kupfer. L 40 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 / 172

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

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba or Hemba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A prestige axe known as a kibiki or a kasolwa, with a forged-iron blade fitted into a thin s

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 group of two Central African Axes. ++ A Songye Axe with snake skin wrap. Metal, snake skin. Democratic Republic of Congo. 16 1/2" x 9". Wear from age. ++ An Ila/Baila Axe. Wood, metal. Zambia. 17 7/