Prestige axe · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3052915
Price
EUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, GermanyManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, Germany
Size
H: 38,5 cm
H: 15.2 inch
Description
wood, steel, copper (alloy), handwritten note “Free State of Congo” twice on the handle
The object Prestige axe with the object ID 3052915 was part of the auction Auction 106 on April 25, 2026, lot number 207 at that time and is currently available for EUR 1,200 in Open sale.
Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Werner Fischer, Afrikanische Waffen, Passau 1978, p. 163, ill. 295