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.