Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016

Lot 182

A Dahomey axe Benin with an engraved iron blades and wooden shaft with metal studs and mounts

Estimate £200 - £300

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Description

A Dahomey axe

Benin

with an engraved iron blades and wooden shaft with metal studs and mounts, with collection plaque for The John Woodman Higgins Armory Inc. Worcester Mass. no. 2832 and with a painted number,

51cm long.

Provenance

The John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection, Thomas Del Mar Ltd, 20th March 2013, Lot 64.