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Ceremonial ax "kibiki" or "kasolwa"
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Lot 360
Auction 104

Ceremonial ax "kibiki" or "kasolwa"

D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi
sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
Dutch Private Collection
Size
H: 43,5 cm
H: 17.1 inch

Description

wood, metal, rep., base

In a symbolic sense, the axes “clear the way” for a functioning society with intact social and moral values. The engravings on the axe blades are called “ntapo”, they also serve to convey certain messages.

Comparing literature

Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, New York 1996, p. 76 f.
Africa

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