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African traditional forms

Tuesday 14 February 2023, 04:30 PM • Milan

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Congo Kinshasa, SONGYE

Ornamental axe

Estimate

€ 500 - 600

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Information

cm 41 x 23
asymmetrical blade made of forged iron with a central rib on which there is on both sides the embossed head of a character.
Wooden handle covered with lizard skin.

Provenance

Pier Giorgio Cerrini, Bruxelles (1985);

Literature

FISCHER WERNER & ZIRNGIBL MANFRED A., Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, pag. 161-163 (202);
ZIRNGIBL MANFRED A. “Seltene Afrikanische Kurzwaffen” Grafenau 1983, pag. 130 - 135 (238);

Condition report

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