Ceremonial axe "aringo jagun" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3034273
sold
EUR 300
Size
L: 56 cm
L: 22.0 inch
Description
wood, remains of polychrome paint, round handle, carved with a kneeling female figure, surmounted by a horned animal head, the blade merging out of its mouth, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion;
ceremonial axes are dedicated to “ogun”, the deity of iron and war, sometimes to “shango”, the god of thunder.
The object Ceremonial axe “aringo jagun” with the object ID 3034273 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 377 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Falgayrettes, Christine, Magies, Paris 1996, p. 81