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