Ceremonial axe · Nigeria, Tiv · ID: 3046440
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Swedish CollectionZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 276
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Size
H: 48 cm
H: 18.9 inch
Description
copper alloy (bronze, brass), iron,
Tiv clan leaders possessed metal regalia in iron and copper alloys that indicated their status and power.
The object Ceremonial axe with the object ID 3046440 was part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction on March 7, 2020. The object with the lot number 66 achieved a sales price of EUR 800 with an asking price of EUR 200.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0136758