Zemanek-Münster

Axe

Benin, Fon
sold EUR 4,000
Provenance
Maurice de Vlaminck, Paris, France
Merton Simpson, New York, USA
Frederick and Claire Mebel, New York, USA
Size
H: 47 cm
H: 18.5 inch

Description

wood, shiny middle brown patina, chased heavy brass blade, the whole handle stud with decoration tags and metal sheet, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion


Publications

Westerdijk, P., African metal implements, weapons, tools and regalia, New York 1984, ill. 24

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