Ceremonial axe "aringo jagun"

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Description

wood, brown patina, remains of black paint, encrusted in some areas, iron blade, figural carved shaft, beautiful detail: blade base in shape of animal heads (birds?), min. dam., cracks, abrasion of paint, base;
ceremonial axes are dedicated to “ogun”, the deity of iron and war, sometimes to “shango”, the god of thunder.

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Comparing literature

Fagg, William, Yoruba, Sculpture of West Africa, New York 1982, p. 112 f.

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