Ceremonial Axe (kilonda)
Artist
Songye artist
Dateearly 20th century
Associated withAfrica
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 viewProvenanceMr. 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.
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