Ceremonial adze · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3032540
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Provenance
Cornelis Pieter Meulendijk, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 32,5 cm
H: 12.8 inch
Description
wood, partly shiny patina, remains of pigments, metal, two third of the handle covered in golden metal sheet, crowned by a human head with tribe-typical facial features, axe blade emerging from underneath the head, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion and corrosion, on base
Comparing literature
Bateke, Peintres et sculpteurs d' Afrique Centrale, Paris 1998, p. 102 ff.