Prestige axe "kilonda" or "kasuyu" - D. R. Congo, Songe

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

Prestigeaxt "kilonda" Songe, Nsapo, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Kupfer. L 42,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgfälti

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

Prestige-Axt, "kilonda" Songye, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Kupfer. H 41 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Aargau. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen

wood, hide, animal hair, feathers, plant fibre, reptile skin, base Acting as intercessors between ancestral spirits and the living, such larger "minkisi" were intended to benefit the entire community.

wood, metal, plant fibre, animal fur and horn, breakage (right arm), base Particularly remarkable about this figure are the magical paraphernalia, which are apparently still completely preserved. They

wood, kaolin, black and brown pigments, separate worked arms, netted costume, animal skin loincloth, broad leather belt, wearing a "kifwebe" mask in male form "kilume" with high crest, provided with t

wood, black paint, A comparable hut panel is illustrated in J. L. Mestachs standard work about the Songe. According to him, this type of panels was mostly collected between 1900 and 1930. H: 54,5 cm,

fired clay, red coating, of bulbous form with a short neck and grooved decor, slightly dam., minor missing parts (bottom) H: 19,5 cm, H: 7,7 inch Provenance: Hans Wolf, Zurich, Switzerland Karl-Ludwig

wood, middle brown patina, accentuated breasts and navel, min. dam., cracks, (base, left side of the neck) H: 29 cm, H: 11,4 inch Provenance: Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium (ca. 1950/60) Hans Reinmöll

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 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.

wood, metal, L: 53,5 cm, L: 21,1 inch Provenance: Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany Lit.: Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, Panga na visu, Riedlhütte 2009, p. 154, ill. 355

AN AFRICAN TRIBAL SONGE REPUBLIC CONGO AXE. 64 cm x 70 cm.

Songye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo), carved wood Protective Fetish figure with head turned to the right, vegetable fiber pouch, darkened patina, 19.5"h x 4.75"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Ph

Songye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo), mask, carved line textured wood, 15.25"h x 6.25"w x 3.5"d PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

African, Songye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo), iron currency with hooks, 17"h x 4.5"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

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

A Fine and large Teke Prestige neck ring, Teke; D.R. CongoAn "Onlua', the cogwheel shaped ring of brass with geometric incising throughout with areas of native repair where the piece has become worn;

Ceremonial axe, Africa ca. 1960, DR Congo, 39 cm long, 410 grams

wood, steel, elaborate metal inlays on the handle, base H: 36 cm, H: 14,2 inch Provenance: Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany Lit.: Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, Panga na visu, Riedlhü

From the D. R. Congo. Masks like these were worn during dances respesenting the powerful fighting culture of the Songe. H:20" W:17" Base not included. This item ships from New York, NY.

**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