Prestige Axe
Toma, Liberia/Sierra Leone
Forged iron, wood, brass overlay
Early 20th century

Toma axes, about which research is somewhat scant, weren't constructed for functional use, but rather were used in cult rituals, as potent emblems of status, and also served "as a form of jewelry" (Fischer & Zirngibl, Afrikanische Waffen, 1978).

18 in :: 46 cm

InventoryID #13-956

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