Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 27th November 2024
Lot 209
An African axe, Fon people, Benin, narrow iron blade fixed via a collar to a right-angled projection
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £403
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Description
An African axe, Fon people, Benin, narrow iron blade fixed via a collar to a right-angled projection at the head of the wooden haft, a rectangular striking block set to the reverse, length 46 cm; together with a small European axe, heavy forged head, plain haft, length 24 cm; also together with: two Moroccan daggers (jambiya), each with slightly curved and bi-fullered blade 9 in., silver mounted hilts with characteristic fan shaped pommels, silver clad scabbard with foliate decoration in low relief. [4]