Handle of ceremonial adze
Mali, Dogon-Bombou Toro
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
Galleria Tino Ghelfi, Vicenza, ItalyJacques Kerchache, Paris, France (1968)
Size
H: 42,5 cm
H: 16.7 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, pigment remains, carved with two superimposed figures in three vertical rows, jagged band in openwork design to the fourth side,drilled hole (for insertion of a blade), slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage, base
Publications
AHDRC: 0084052 (comparable object)