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Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "eshu" cult, Nigeria, south-eastern Yoruba region, Kwara State, Size: L: 44 cm (shaft) / 15,5 cm (blade) (L: 17.3 inch (shaft) / 6.1 inch (blade)), ID: 3050148
Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "eshu" cult, Nigeria, south-eastern Yoruba region, Kwara State, Size: L: 44 cm (shaft) / 15,5 cm (blade) (L: 17.3 inch (shaft) / 6.1 inch (blade)), ID: 3050148 - 2/5 Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "eshu" cult, Nigeria, south-eastern Yoruba region, Kwara State, Size: L: 44 cm (shaft) / 15,5 cm (blade) (L: 17.3 inch (shaft) / 6.1 inch (blade)), ID: 3050148 - 3/5 Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "eshu" cult, Nigeria, south-eastern Yoruba region, Kwara State, Size: L: 44 cm (shaft) / 15,5 cm (blade) (L: 17.3 inch (shaft) / 6.1 inch (blade)), ID: 3050148 - 4/5 Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "eshu" cult, Nigeria, south-eastern Yoruba region, Kwara State, Size: L: 44 cm (shaft) / 15,5 cm (blade) (L: 17.3 inch (shaft) / 6.1 inch (blade)), ID: 3050148 - 5/5
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Lot 73
101st Auction

Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "eshu" cult ·  Nigeria, south-eastern Yoruba region, Kwara State · ID: 3050148

sold EUR 350
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Size
L: 44 cm (shaft) / 15,5 cm (blade)
L: 17.3 inch (shaft) / 6.1 inch (blade)

Description

wood, leather, steel, base

Publications

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 42, ill. 62
Africa

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