Description
SONGYE HAT, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with brown patina, copper, steel, reptile skin. l. 39 L. 26 cm Requiring great technical mastery, this ceremonial axe with a handle entirely sheathed in copper and reptile skin, is decorated with a Janus-faced blade framed on both sides by wires worked in a complex, twisted movement.
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SONGYE HAT, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with brown patina, copper, steel, reptile skin. l. 39 L. 26 cm Requiring great technical mastery, this ceremonial axe with a handle entirely sheathed in copper and reptile skin, is decorated with a Janus-faced blade framed on both sides by wires worked in a complex, twisted movement.