A small African axe for coments

Freddy · 21st September 2008, 08:39 PM

Nice axe, Fernando.

I think it's Tshokwe (or Tschokwe, Chokwe) from the border region of Congo and Angola.

The white mark could well be a ceremonial addition. Sometimes one encounters Congolese weapons with white and red colouring.

The fact that this piece was lacquered doesn't bother me. A gallery owner from Brussels once told me that this is often found on older pieces coming from colonial collections. They did it to protect their pieces (also statues, etc...)

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21st September 2008, 08:39 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Nice axe, Fernando. I think it's Tshokwe (or Tschokwe, Chokwe) from the border region of Congo and Angola. The white mark could well be a ceremonial addition. Sometimes one encounters Congolese weapons with white and red colouring. The fact that this piece was lacquered doesn't bother me. A gallery owner from Brussels once told me that this is often found on older pieces coming from colonial collections. They did it to protect their pieces (also statues, etc...)