Ceremonial sword · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3042161
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 15 March 2015, lot 332
Description
iron blade, brass-casted grip, depicting a man in full military outfit, smoking a pipe, min. dam., traces of corrosion, small missing parts, base;
probably a so-called “ada ogun” or “sword of ogun”, Lord over iron and weapons, the patron of all Yoruba iron-workers. Kept by the master of the local guild of smiths, it served as an emblem of the craft group.
The object Ceremonial sword with the object ID 3042161 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 334 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Krieger, Kurt, Westafrikanische Plastik, Bd. II, Berlin 1969, ill. 167
Publications
Westerdijk, P., African metal implements, weapons, tools and regalia, New York 1984, ill. 34
AHDRC: 0123551