Ceremonial adze "aringo jagun" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039880
sold
EUR 1,200
Size
H: 30,3 cm
H: 11.9 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, iron, handle in shape of an equestrian figure, bell-shaped blade projecting to the back, emerging from a disc-shaped superstructure the figure carries on the head, slightly dam., missing parts at the base, cracks, rep. (lance), corrosion, base;
ceremonial axes are dedicated to “ogun”, the deity of iron and war, sometimes to “shango”, the god of thunder.
The object Ceremonial adze “aringo jagun” with the object ID 3039880 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 427 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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