Battle axe, Zimbabwe, Size: H: 58,5 cm (H: 23.0 inch), ID: 3045946

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Lot 395

93rd Tribal Art Auction

Battle axe · Zimbabwe · ID: 3045946

sold EUR 200

Provenance

Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany

Size

H: 58,5 cm

H: 23.0 inch

Description

wood, steel, brass wire,

Comparing literature

Ellert, Henrik, The Traditional Art of Zimbabwe, Bath 2002, p. 26 f.

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