Id this African (congo?) mask Please?
 

Hello everyone!

Nice forum! Can someone please provide input on this axe?
Prestige? Songye?

Thank you,
Ernest.

WELCOME TO THE FORUM!! :)

I THINK SONGYE WOULD BE A GOOD GUESS BUT NOT BEING AN EXPERT AND YOUR AX IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OLD ONES I HAVE SO I CAN'T CONFIRM IT FOR YOU. A PICTURE OF THE AX HEAD WOULD HELP THE AFRICAN AX SPECIALISTS PIN IT DOWN FOR YOU. AN ATTRACTIVE AX CONGRADULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK ON YOUR SEARCH FOR INFORMATION.

Hi Ernest, welcome to the forum.

Your piece is definitively Songye, judging from the head at the end of the handle. Here are some small Songye statues so you can compare :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ding1754-1.jpg



I would like to see a better picture of the blade. It's an atypical one and it looks very interesting to me.

Sonye Axe.
 

Hi Freddy,
Thanks for the welcome, I have done some reading on previous posts in this forum and from what I see, there is a vast amount of knowledge shared among the members. I'm certain and happy to have found this great forum.

Here is a better picture of the blade, am I quasi correct in assuming this may also have a fertility symbolism? thanks for your feedback.

Ernest.