Zemanek-Münster

Ceremonial axe "aringo jagun" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3034273

Vendu 300 €

Description

wood, remains of polychrome paint, round handle, carved with a kneeling female figure, surmounted by a horned animal head, the blade merging out of its mouth, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion;
ceremonial axes are dedicated to “ogun”, the deity of iron and war, sometimes to “shango”, the god of thunder.


Littérature comparée

Falgayrettes, Christine, Magies, Paris 1996, p. 81


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