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Anthropomorphic ceremonial axe, D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi, Size: L: 36 cm (shaft) / 19 cm (blade) (L: 14.2 inch (shaft) / 7.5 inch (blade)), ID: 3050156
Anthropomorphic ceremonial axe, D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi, Size: L: 36 cm (shaft) / 19 cm (blade) (L: 14.2 inch (shaft) / 7.5 inch (blade)), ID: 3050156 - 2/4 Anthropomorphic ceremonial axe, D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi, Size: L: 36 cm (shaft) / 19 cm (blade) (L: 14.2 inch (shaft) / 7.5 inch (blade)), ID: 3050156 - 3/4 Anthropomorphic ceremonial axe, D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi, Size: L: 36 cm (shaft) / 19 cm (blade) (L: 14.2 inch (shaft) / 7.5 inch (blade)), ID: 3050156 - 4/4
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Lot 81
101st Auction

Anthropomorphic ceremonial axe ·  D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi · ID: 3050156

sold EUR 900
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Size
L: 36 cm (shaft) / 19 cm (blade)
L: 14.2 inch (shaft) / 7.5 inch (blade)

Description

wood, metal, crack

The object Anthropomorphic ceremonial axe with the object ID 3050156 was part of the auction 101st Auction on November 11, 2023. The object with the lot number 81 achieved a sales price of EUR 900 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Lu, Henry & Marc L. Felix (ed.), Fatal Beauty, Traditional weapons from Central Africa, Hong Kong/ Brussels 2013, p.83, ill. 93

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