Ax blade- shaped object ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3046012

Description

elephant bone / ivory, base

The Lega make replicas of tools from everyday life. There are replicas of knives, hips, hammers, pounders and axe blades, mostly made of elephant bone or ivory.

The possession of these objects is reserved for members of the “kindi” initiation level. They are ritually danced and serve the transmission of secret messages.

The object Ax blade- shaped object with the object ID 3046012 was part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction on November 16, 2019. The object with the lot number 272 achieved a sales price of EUR 900 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Biebuyck, Daniel P., Lega, Brussels 2002, p. 212 ff.

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.