Ceremonial axe "aringo jagun" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3038530

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.

The object Ceremonial axe “aringo jagun” with the object ID 3038530 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 362.

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Comparing literature

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