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Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "ogun" cult, Nigeria, Ekiti, East Yoruba Territory, Kwara State, Size: L: 51 cm (shaft) / 16 cm (blade) (L: 20.1 inch (shaft) / 6.3 inch (blade)), ID: 3050147
Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "ogun" cult, Nigeria, Ekiti, East Yoruba Territory, Kwara State, Size: L: 51 cm (shaft) / 16 cm (blade) (L: 20.1 inch (shaft) / 6.3 inch (blade)), ID: 3050147 - 2/5 Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "ogun" cult, Nigeria, Ekiti, East Yoruba Territory, Kwara State, Size: L: 51 cm (shaft) / 16 cm (blade) (L: 20.1 inch (shaft) / 6.3 inch (blade)), ID: 3050147 - 3/5 Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "ogun" cult, Nigeria, Ekiti, East Yoruba Territory, Kwara State, Size: L: 51 cm (shaft) / 16 cm (blade) (L: 20.1 inch (shaft) / 6.3 inch (blade)), ID: 3050147 - 4/5 Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "ogun" cult, Nigeria, Ekiti, East Yoruba Territory, Kwara State, Size: L: 51 cm (shaft) / 16 cm (blade) (L: 20.1 inch (shaft) / 6.3 inch (blade)), ID: 3050147 - 5/5
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Lot 72
101st Auction

Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "ogun" cult ·  Nigeria, Ekiti, East Yoruba Territory, Kwara State · ID: 3050147

sold EUR 300
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Size
L: 51 cm (shaft) / 16 cm (blade)
L: 20.1 inch (shaft) / 6.3 inch (blade)

Description

wood, steel, base

The object Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the “ogun” cult with the object ID 3050147 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 72 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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Publications

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 42, ill. 63

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