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Ceremonial Axe – Metal, Copper, Wood – Kilonda – Songye – DR Congo

 175,00

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Description

Ceremonial blade named Kilonda, used by the Songye and the Nsapo peoples who live in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Metal blade with wooden handle covered with copper strips. The western Songye are famous for their copper axes. The copper strips are not fully attached to the handle anymore.

OBJECT

Ceremonial Axe

ETHNIC GROUP/ CULTURE

Songye

REGION/ COUNTRY

DR Congo

MATERIAL

Metal, Copper, wood

CONDITION

Good

DIMENSIONS

45×31×5 cm

WEIGHT

1200 g
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