Hatchet or Axe

Sapo-Sapo, Songye people, African

Late 19th or early 20th century

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Ovoid, brownish-red vessel with lug handles at mid-point of body, and short, slightly flaring rim. Vessel is demarcated around widest point with band of incised dots; top half of vessel is smooth, and bottom half is adorned with rolled texture, and blackened.
Wide, black vessel has narrower vertical cylindrical neck; body has crown motifs made from impressed points and neck has impressed points forming triangles.
Bracelet, Igbo people, Nigeria, African, ivory, copper and paint
Phallic-shaped vessel with flared opening at the base, covered with patterns of reticulated ridges and raised bumps