Ceremonial axe "aringo jagun" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3038530

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of black paint, encrusted in some areas, iron blade, figural carved shaft, beautiful detail: blade base in shape of animal heads (birds?), min. dam., cracks, abrasion of paint, base;
ceremonial axes are dedicated to “ogun”, the deity of iron and war, sometimes to “shango”, the god of thunder.

Littérature comparée

Fagg, William, Yoruba, Sculpture of West Africa, New York 1982, p. 112 f.