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Mixed lot (2 items): Tiv, Jukun, Chamba and others in Nigeria, Cameroon: A shortsword with iron ring hilt and a dance axe.

Lot No. 156

Mixed lot (2 items): Tiv, Jukun, Chamba and others in Nigeria, Cameroon: A shortsword with iron ring hilt and a dance axe.


Mixed lot (2 items): Tiv, Jukun, Chamba and others in Nigeria, Cameroon: A shortsword with iron ring hilt and a dance axe. - Tribal Art

1: An old shortsword with slightly curved, double-edged iron blade with middle ridge, forged in a single piece with a ring-shaped hilt made of iron. Between the blade and the hilt a loose iron ring. Weapons with forged ring hilts such as the present one (also called ‘ring dagger’) exist among the Tiv and the neighbouring tribe of the Jukun in Nigeria. Dyed black. Rare to find in collections! L: 47 cm.
2: A small dance axe with a long curved iron blade without edge. With knee-shaft hafting made of wood, dyed black. Dance axes, such as the present one, are used by numerous tribes in the border region between North Nigeria and North Cameroon in ritual dances (Chamba, Mumuye, Mambila, Montol and others). L: 31 cm (shaft), 34 cm (upper section, with blade).
Both objects: First half of the 20th century. (ME)

Specialist: Erwin Melchardt Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465

erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at

26.05.2015 - 15:00

Estimate:
EUR 600.- to EUR 800.-

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Mixed lot (2 items): Tiv, Jukun, Chamba and others in Nigeria, Cameroon: A shortsword with iron ring hilt and a dance axe.


1: An old shortsword with slightly curved, double-edged iron blade with middle ridge, forged in a single piece with a ring-shaped hilt made of iron. Between the blade and the hilt a loose iron ring. Weapons with forged ring hilts such as the present one (also called ‘ring dagger’) exist among the Tiv and the neighbouring tribe of the Jukun in Nigeria. Dyed black. Rare to find in collections! L: 47 cm.
2: A small dance axe with a long curved iron blade without edge. With knee-shaft hafting made of wood, dyed black. Dance axes, such as the present one, are used by numerous tribes in the border region between North Nigeria and North Cameroon in ritual dances (Chamba, Mumuye, Mambila, Montol and others). L: 31 cm (shaft), 34 cm (upper section, with blade).
Both objects: First half of the 20th century. (ME)

Specialist: Erwin Melchardt Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465

erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at

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Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 26.05.2015 - 15:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 20.05. - 26.05.2015