Axe · Benin, Fon · ID: 3038273
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Maurice de Vlaminck, Paris, FranceMerton 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
The object Axe with the object ID 3038273 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 247 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,000.
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Publications
Westerdijk, P., African metal implements, weapons, tools and regalia, New York 1984, ill. 24