Songye axe heads

VANDOO · 1st September 2016, 04:53 PM

HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING VARIATIONS OF THE SONGYE AXES. THE WAR AXES HAD PLAIN STEEL BLADES SOMETIMES PIERCED WITH HOLES. THE ONES WITH COPPER OR BRASS BLADES OR FANCY INLAY OF OTHER METALS WERE FOR STATUS AND CEREMONY. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE ONES WITH LARGE BLADES WITH THE OPENWORK TWISTED METAL AND CARVED FACES WERE ALL FOR STATUS AND CEREMONY AND BLADES WERE MADE OF HEAVY IRON.
#1. 15. 75 INCHES X 11 INCHES. CONGO NSAPO HAS 8 FACES
#2. 17.75 INCHES, SONGYE AX 11 FACES
#3. 19TH. CENTURY SONGYE, CENTRAL CONGO
#4. 16 INCHES , TETALA AX, CONGO
#5., #6. & #7. VERY INTRICATE SONGYE NAZAPAZAP
#8. & #9. 33.5 CM. SONGYE AX COPPER BLADE.
#10 SONGYE AX WITH INLAYED BLADE
#11. & #12 SONGYE AX BRASS BLADE.

1st September 2016, 04:53 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING VARIATIONS OF THE SONGYE AXES. THE WAR AXES HAD PLAIN STEEL BLADES SOMETIMES PIERCED WITH HOLES. THE ONES WITH COPPER OR BRASS BLADES OR FANCY INLAY OF OTHER METALS WERE FOR STATUS AND CEREMONY. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE ONES WITH LARGE BLADES WITH THE OPENWORK TWISTED METAL AND CARVED FACES WERE ALL FOR STATUS AND CEREMONY AND BLADES WERE MADE OF HEAVY IRON. #1. 15. 75 INCHES X 11 INCHES. CONGO NSAPO HAS 8 FACES #2. 17.75 INCHES, SONGYE AX 11 FACES #3. 19TH. CENTURY SONGYE, CENTRAL CONGO #4. 16 INCHES , TETALA AX, CONGO #5., #6. & #7. VERY INTRICATE SONGYE NAZAPAZAP #8. & #9. 33.5 CM. SONGYE AX COPPER BLADE. #10 SONGYE AX WITH INLAYED BLADE #11. & #12 SONGYE AX BRASS BLADE. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 1st September 2016 at 05:24 PM.