Prestige axe "kilonda" or "kasuyu" · D. R. Congo, Songe / Nsapo · ID: 3046462
sold
EUR 200
Provenance
Örndahl, SwedenPeter 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.
The object Prestige axe “kilonda” or “kasuyu” with the object ID 3046462 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 90 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, Panga na visu, Riedlhütte 2009, p. 220, ill. 529