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Ceremonial axe
Ceremonial axe

Ceremonial axe

Maker Songye culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Object number57.63
ProvenancePurchased from Altman Antiques; Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 1957
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions17 5/16 x 11 15/16 x 1 5/8 in. (44 x 30.4 x 4.1 cm)
MediumBronze and copper
Female(?) figure
Female(?) figure
Songye culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Object number: 81.17.904
Standing female Janus figure with horn of magic
Standing female Janus figure with horn of magic
Songye culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Object number: 68.34
Comb with standing male figure
Comb with standing male figure
Songye culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Object number: 68.37
Image Not Available for Female figure
Female figure
Songye culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Object number: 81.17.135
Female figure
Female figure
Songye culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo
19th - 20th century
Object number: 81.17.663
Caryatid stool
Caryatid stool
Songye culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Object number: 81.17.906
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Figurated Bellows
Songye culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo
early 20th century
Object number: 2017.25
Image Not Available for Sickle knife
Sickle knife
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu culture
20th century
Object number: 81.17.886
Anthropomorphic Vase
Anthropomorphic Vase
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu culture
20th century
Object number: 79.3
Knife
Knife
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu culture
Object number: 81.17.1678
Image Not Available for Back skirt/sitting pad (Negbe)
Back skirt/sitting pad (Negbe)
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu culture
Object number: 81.17.883
Image Not Available for Sickle-knife
Sickle-knife
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu culture
Object number: 81.17.884