Rare prestige adze · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3046107
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Rudolf Springer, Berlin, Germany (acquired in 1972)Size
H: 40 cm
L: 16,8 cm (blade)
H: 15.7 inch
L: 6.6 inch (blade)
Description
wood, iron, missing part (axe blade), traces of corrosion
The handle terminating in a finely carved female head with typical coiffure and incised neck rings.
The object Rare prestige adze with the object ID 3046107 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 140 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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