Hache de prestige "kilonda" ou "kasuyu" · R. D. Congo, Songe / Nsapo · ID: 3046462
Vendu
200 €
Provenance
Örndahl, SwedenPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Description
wood, copper sheet, steel,
These axes were pure prestige objects, which only served to underline the dignity and reputation of their owner. As a characteristic feature the axe blades are connected to the shaft by forged struts decorated with anthropomorphic heads.
Littérature comparée
Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, Panga na visu, Riedlhütte 2009, p. 220, ill. 529