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Ritual adze and prestige object "nseso", D. R. Congo, Songye, Nsapo, Size: L: 49 cm (shaft) / 31 cm (blade) (L: 19.3 inch (shaft) / 12.2 inch (blade)), ID: 3050144
Ritual adze and prestige object "nseso", D. R. Congo, Songye, Nsapo, Size: L: 49 cm (shaft) / 31 cm (blade) (L: 19.3 inch (shaft) / 12.2 inch (blade)), ID: 3050144 - 2/5 Ritual adze and prestige object "nseso", D. R. Congo, Songye, Nsapo, Size: L: 49 cm (shaft) / 31 cm (blade) (L: 19.3 inch (shaft) / 12.2 inch (blade)), ID: 3050144 - 3/5 Ritual adze and prestige object "nseso", D. R. Congo, Songye, Nsapo, Size: L: 49 cm (shaft) / 31 cm (blade) (L: 19.3 inch (shaft) / 12.2 inch (blade)), ID: 3050144 - 4/5 Ritual adze and prestige object "nseso", D. R. Congo, Songye, Nsapo, Size: L: 49 cm (shaft) / 31 cm (blade) (L: 19.3 inch (shaft) / 12.2 inch (blade)), ID: 3050144 - 5/5
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Lot 84
101st Auction

Ritual adze and prestige object "nseso" ·  D. R. Congo, Songye, Nsapo · ID: 3050144

sold EUR 550
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Size
L: 49 cm (shaft) / 31 cm (blade)
L: 19.3 inch (shaft) / 12.2 inch (blade)

Description

wood, copper allloy (sheet and inserts), steel, base

The object Ritual adze and prestige object “nseso” with the object ID 3050144 was part of the auction 101st Auction on November 11, 2023. The object with the lot number 84 achieved a sales price of EUR 550 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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Publications

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 217, ill. 520

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