Important et superbe sabre d'apparat, Edo, Royaume de Benin, Nigeria

eben, à grande lame foliacée en laiton décorée à jour de pointillés et de losanges. Le manche en ivoire, de section quadrangulaire, est terminé par un anneau métallique partiellement recouvert de cuir. Belle patine d'usage.



Les grands sabres d'apparat étaient portés traditionnellement par les hauts dignitaires du Royaume de Benin ou par l'Oba lui-même, en l'honneur de son père défunt.

Martial Bronsin, Bruxelles 

African Forms, NY, Dav., San Diego, et Mt. H. 2001 - 2003

Reproduit dans :
Ginzberg, 2000 : 185
"A sculptural Tradition Fit for Royalty", New York Times, Westchester edition, 2 février 2005 : 6

Reproduit et exposé dans :
Brincard, The Power of Bronze, Royal Sculpture from the Kingdom of Benin, 2004 : 23, n° 11, catalogue de l'exposition, Neuberger Museum of Art, New York, 21 novembre 2004 - 13 février 2005  

Good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Blade slightly warped, mainly on either side at the widest point. Blade somewhat weathered, as evidenced by the catalogue illustration. Some stitching to leather binding on finial missing.
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