Zemanek-Münster
Prestige axe "kilonda" or "kasuyu", D. R. Congo, Songe / Nsapo, Size: L: 38 cm (shaft) B: 22 cm (blade) (L: 15.0 inch (shaft) B: 8.7 inch (blade)), ID: 3046462
Prestige axe "kilonda" or "kasuyu", D. R. Congo, Songe / Nsapo, Size: L: 38 cm (shaft) B: 22 cm (blade) (L: 15.0 inch (shaft) B: 8.7 inch (blade)), ID: 3046462 - 2/3 Prestige axe "kilonda" or "kasuyu", D. R. Congo, Songe / Nsapo, Size: L: 38 cm (shaft) B: 22 cm (blade) (L: 15.0 inch (shaft) B: 8.7 inch (blade)), ID: 3046462 - 3/3
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Lot 90
94th Tribal Art Auction

Prestige axe "kilonda" or "kasuyu" ·  D. R. Congo, Songe / Nsapo · ID: 3046462

sold EUR 200
Provenance
Örndahl, Sweden
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Size
L: 38 cm (shaft)
B: 22 cm (blade)
L: 15.0 inch (shaft)
B: 8.7 inch (blade)

Description

wood, copper sheet, steel,
These axes were pure prestige objects, which only served to underline the dignity and reputation of their owner. As a characteristic feature the axe blades are connected to the shaft by forged struts decorated with anthropomorphic heads.

Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, Panga na visu, Riedlhütte 2009, p. 220, ill. 529

Africa

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