19th C. African Songye Wood, Copper & Iron Prestige Axe

**Originally Listed At $350** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wood and copper prestige axe with a crescent-shaped iron blade

**Originally Listed At $200** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye culture, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. An attractive prestige axe with a broad, openwork copper blade be

19th/20th C. Ngala Related Ppls Prestige Sword w/ Sheath. D.R.Congo, Central Africa. Wood, African iron, animal hide, European brass tacks, brass strips and copper wire. Length: 16.5 in. Very good con

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

Massive African Songye Prestige Axe, DRC. Forged iron and copper. Size: 19.5'' x 13.5'' x 2'' (50 x 34 x 5 cm).

**Originally Listed At $250** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A forged-iron, double-edged prestige blade known as an ikula used

Kuba Kingdom Prestige Blade (ikula). 19th/20th C. D.R.Congo. African iron and wood. Size: 14.25 x 4 in. Excellent condition and with encrusted, darkened, shiny, aged patina on handle. Provenance: Priv

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba or Hemba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A prestige axe known as a kibiki or a kasolwa, with a forged-iron blade fitted into a thin s

Africa, Oceania, India; c. 19th - early 20th century. Consisting of two war clubs; two primitive weapons or tools (one has 3 carved heads at top); two African Iron and wood axes with elaborately carve

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).

Nsapo o Songye - Democratic Republic of Congo Kilonda Ceremonial axe.Wood, copper iron.Signs of use. . Cm 22,00 x 39,00 x 3,50. About a copper axe like this, an anonymous author wrote in an 1896 magaz

Philippines Igorot 'Head Hunter' tribe axe. Iron axe head with metal support leading to wood handle. Wood handle is inlayed with copper and silver, carved grip to handle. Brass pommel. Size 18" H x 14

An African D.R.C. Congo Songye Nkisi male power figure sculpture (19th Century) wood, antelope horn, natural fiber, copper, silver, shell, bead, animal hide, and feather depicting a male figre with an

An African Congo Songye Caryatid Prestige bowl (Late 19th Century) carved wood depicting female supporting a chief's seat atop her head with carved scarification marks around her stomach, exposed brea

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye, Kalebwe District, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. An impressive wooden shield of ovoid form adorned in black and white pigments and featuring a traditional S

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye culture, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure adorned with a rattan fiber skirt and a bulbous headdress also of ra

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Loango / Kasai river region, probably Mbala, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful bird effigy club, the wooden handle carved with the head and

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Cameroon or Gabon, Bamileke or Tsogo peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting iron figural bell and a wooden mallet. The bell portion is c

Central Africa, Dominican Republic of Congo, Hemba peoples, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A mbira, also known as a finger harp, thumb piano, or sanza- a musical instrument and work of art popular throu

**Originally Listed At $200** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century. A ceremonial iron knife with a fortified wooden handle. Panels of zin

**Originally Listed at $200** Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pende culture, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a scepter, also known as a prestige axe, that is designed to be a more elabora

Persia / Middle East, Saudi Arabia, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE; Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine collection of two iron and wo

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. An interesting ceremonial double bladed knife, with linear patterns etched near the handle. The wooden grip is c

**First Time At Auction** Central Africa, Northwestern Congo (Zaire), Ngombe chiefdom, ca. 19th CE. A striking iron execution knife of the Ngombe people featuring a stylistic multi-tip blade leading i