Lot 293: An Angolan prestige axe

Chokwe or related people, Angola; 16 1/4"

The axe of classical form, the handle with back sweeping haft with simple carved details, the blade of roughly triangular form jutting from the top. A fine old specimen, probably 19th C.

Provenance:
Property of a New England private collector

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