Ceremonial axe · Nigeria, Tiv · ID: 3046440

Name: Ceremonial axe
SKU: 3046440
Price: 800 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 800

Provenance

Swedish Collection
Zemanek-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.

AHDRC: 0136758

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