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Ceremonial Axe (kilonda)

Artist Songye artist

Dateearly 20th century

MediumIron, copper, and wood

Dimensions25 1/8 x 16 15/16 in. (63.8 x 43.1 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Art Trust Fund Endowment

Object number2014.6

On View

On view

ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Victor Lidchi, Johannesburg, South Africa; Sale, Stephan Welz and Co., in association with Sotheby’s, Johannesburg, May 3–4, 2003, lot 1141; Colin Sayers, Johannesburg and Cape Town; Sale, Cape Town, Stephan Welz & Co., February 25–26, 2014, lot 614, sold to NCMA.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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