Id this African (congo?) mask Please?

VANDOO · 1st August 2006, 04:47 AM

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.

Freddy · 2nd August 2006, 06:44 PM

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 :

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

newempire@echoes.net · 3rd August 2006, 01:18 AM

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.

3rd August 2006, 01:18 AM	#3
newempire@echoes.net Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3	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. Attached Images

1st August 2006, 04:47 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	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.

2nd August 2006, 06:44 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	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 : I would like to see a better picture of the blade. It's an atypical one and it looks very interesting to me.