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African Songye Prestige Axe with 12 Ancestor Faces, DRC

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Songye Style Axe, DRC.: Wood, copper. 20" x 14".Provenance: Ali Sellah, 1997.

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A Fine Songye Axe Ex Banks Collection: A very finely crafted ceremonial Axe with forged iron blade with decorative elements as well as Iron bands around the well handled and worn wooden shaft. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. Th

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Songye People, ceremonial axe: Songye People, ceremonial axe, 20th c., Democratic Republic of the Congo, copper clad wood, wrought iron, crescent-shaped blade joined to the handle by five struts decorated with human faces, 14"h x 1

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A Songye Ceremonial Axe, "kilonda": Prestige-Axt, "kilonda" Songye / Nsapo, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Kupfer. L 38 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgfäl

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A Songye Axe (African Art / Tribal Art): Zeremonial-Beil Songye, DR Kongo L 42 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Waffe, Würde- und Statuszeichen, die auch im Tauschhandel Verwendung fand. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 / 172

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African Songye Prestige Axe with 12 Ancestor Faces, DRC

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African Songye Prestige Axe with 12 Ancestor Faces, DRC. Forged iron and copper. On custom stand. Size: 11'' x 15.25'' x 2'' (28 x 39 x 5 cm). Height on stand: 14.25" (36 cm).

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African Songye Prestige Axe with 12 Ancestor Faces, DRC

Name: African Songye Prestige Axe with 12 Ancestor Faces, DRC
SKU: 129019801
Price: 225 USD
Availability: InStock

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