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Unknown
Ceremonial Ax

Not on view
Brass ceremonial object with a crescent-shaped blade, engraved scrollwork with white-line inlay, and a handle topped with a small sculptural human head

Unknown, Ceremonial Ax, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Phil Berg Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Ceremonial Ax
Culture
Yoruba peoples
Place Made
Africa, Nigeria
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Length: 22 1/8 in. (56.20 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.359
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
African Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.