Ceremonial adze · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3035768
Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach, Germany
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, metal, the back of the handle carved with two female figures, one on top of the other, crowned by an anthropomorphic head, the blade describing a wide bow, dam., missing parts (head), cracks, paint rubbed off, on base;
according to J. Laude elaborate ceremonial adzes belonged to the blacksmiths and were used as staffs or emblems. According to K. Ezra they might be associated with the worship of “binu” ancestral spirits and belonged to “binu” priests.
L’objet Ceremonial adze avec l’ID d’objet 3035768 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 75th tribal art auction dans 30 novembre 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 62 a atteint un prix de vente de 220 €.
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Littérature comparée
Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, p. 95 Laude, Jean, African Art of the Dogon, New York 1973, ill. 45