Copper prestige axe - Copper, Wood - Nsapo - Songye - Congo - 48 cm
Axes of this type were ceremonial and served to underscore the prestige and wealth of the owner, iron being a difficult material to master. This piece was forged to display many ancestors' heads on the three stems of the blade. PROVONANCE : Belgian private collection Carefully packed and shipped with Track&Trace
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Axes of this type were ceremonial and served to underscore the prestige and wealth of the owner, iron being a difficult material to master. This piece was forged to display many ancestors' heads on the three stems of the blade. PROVONANCE : Belgian private collection Carefully packed and shipped with Track&Trace
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