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Hache cérémonielle, Soudan, Nord du Soudan, Mahdist, Taille: L: 68 cm (shaft) / 25,5 cm (blade), ID: 3050157
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Hache cérémonielle ·  Soudan, Nord du Soudan, Mahdist · ID: 3050157

Vendu 1 000 €
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

Description

metal, leather remnants,

The axe blade is decorated with patterns and cartouches containing Arabic inscriptions. Patterns and writing are accentuated with inlaid silver wire.

The axe was probably made in northern Sudan by Mahdist smiths, before the collapse of the Mahdist state following the Battle of Omdurman in 1898.

It is likely to have been carried as a symbol of power by some members of the Mahdist army.

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