Accession Number1998/1.52
TitlePrestige Axe
Artist(s)Pende;
ChokweArtist NationalityPende;
Artist NationalityChokwe (culture or style)Object Creation Date20th centuryMedium & Supportiron or steel blade with wood handleDimensions 14 9/16 in x 10 1/4 in (37 cm x 26 cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan B. and John F. UllrichLabel copyProbably Gabon; axe with cylindrical shaft topped by a flattened angular and rounded "head" section; two abstract "horns" with "eyes" at top; forged iron or steel blade of complex form, incised along edges; incised and impressed patterns on "head" (nail head impressed patterning typical of Gabonese sculpture); finely engraved and stippled anthropormorphic patterns on handle (resembling Kata forms -Gabon); wood handle with medium-brown to black glossy patina; remnants of white pigment. [David Ackley]
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