Lot Essay
Cf. Kerchache, 1988, p.377, fig.335, for a similar axe in the de Ménil collection attributed to the Senufo, Minianka or Bwa.
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AN IVORY COAST CEREMONIAL AXE
Of large curved form, incised on each side with bands of hatched triangles, the tip pierced twice for attachments, dark patina with some erosion
34¼in. (87cm.) high
Of large curved form, incised on each side with bands of hatched triangles, the tip pierced twice for attachments, dark patina with some erosion
34¼in. (87cm.) high