Description: Merry Meet,I'm NBW or Natural Born Witch which means basically not only have I been born a Witch and am a practicing Witch in this lifetime, but have also been a Witch in many of my reincarnations to this world. You can read about the real life paranormal experiences I have had, in my books "Haunted Antiques A Haunted Estate Part 1: The Vortex" and "Haunted Antiques A Haunted Estate Part 2: The Magic Box." I want to welcome all my old friends, and new friends to come, to my Ebay store! I look forward to bringing you the many mystical and magical items I have amassed. All these items have been used by me, some even made by me and therefore all items are described from the experiences that I have noted. All items I sell are tangible items that are either vintage, antique, and/or collectible items and many I will be selling have natural energy from age or infused, conjured energy, and those findings will be disclosed in the listings. You must be 18 or older to purchase any of our spirited, entity, spelled, or haunted items. And all items are purchased at buyer's own risk and are to be used responsibly. Find NBW on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC60O5nmdWuZtyOrPGpI9sJA And join my newsletter that is sent out every week. I'm also excited to announce that Natural Born Witch is now officially a registered trademark! Follow me on Twitter, Natural Born Witch at Natural_B_Witch And don't forget to join my Patreon group & receive huge savings on all my Ebay items, and also learn lots of secret witchy tips and tricks every month. Go to: patreon.com/TheSecretsOfANaturalBornWitch Rare Old Sacred Stone Ceremonial Ax Benin? Africa Voodoo This Rare Old African Ceremonial Stone Ax could be very old like an antiquity but I'm not sure. I bought it approx. 7 yrs ago and the person I bought it from did not know the origin of it either as he bought it from someone. But I loved it for its oldness and energy and because it was a Voodoo African Artifact that I could put with my many other African Voodoo items to empower them and be at my Altar Area for askance from Voodoo Deities and as a sacred offering to them. Made with a real, solid heavy(~2lbs) stone with markings and indents like it was hand forged. Encased in a wood handle and a burlap type rope to firmly secure it within the split wood-see photos. A great, possibly antiquity, African Voodoo Ceremonial Ax that was used in those times to call to Spirits, and other Gods and Deities (See below for a bit of a write-up from online on this type of Sacred Stone Ax). "Sacred Stone Axes on Benin Altars" (Go to the Google online article with this title to read full article-and see photos of this type of Ax) "...Thomas writes that ‘Aro [i.e. Chief Ero] told me that they were used with Osun [a deity] or put in the ancestral shrines to represent their fathers, and were also used in foretelling’. They could also be used as objects to swear by or curse: ‘Chief Ine of Edo said that when they have to reprove a wife or child or anyone, they take a stone implement and lick it and curse them. If a man is before them whom they wish to curse, they take a stone and an uxure [ukhurhẹ]. They knock the uxure on the ground, lick the stone and blow the spittle over the man and wish that he may not prosper’. In the present context, perhaps the most interesting section of Connah’s publication is that on ‘Bini beliefs about stone axes’. Connah notes that the Bini call the axes ughavan, a contraction of ughamwan (axe) prefixed to avan (thunder), and meaning ‘thunder-axe’ or ‘thunderbolt’. In the early 1960s they were evidently not uncommonly found on household shrines throughout Benin City, and Connah states that they could be seen on Oba Akenzua II’s shrines to his predecessors Eweka II, Overamwen and Adolo. In historical bronzes, obas are sometimes depicted holding an ughavan in their left hand. Here, its function is ‘to increase the potency of a cursing or blessing’. Connah further notes that there was no realisation in Benin that these prehistoric stone tools had a functional origin. ‘To the Bini’, he writes, ‘they are “thunderbolts”, and “thunderbolts” they remain. Any suggestion that they could be stone tools made at a time before the availability of iron in West Africa is met by polite misbelief’. He also doubts that they have been made in more recent centuries for ‘cult purposes’, having recorded stories about how they were found during farming or embedded in trees that have been struck by lightning.In her recent book, Iyare! Splendor and Tension in Benin’s Palace Theatre, Kathy Curnow provides a succinct summary of these fascinating objects:Prehistoric stone axe heads antedate metal tools. Easily damaged, they were tossed away and replaced, and readily turn up today when land is farmed. In Benin, as in many other parts of the world, they are not always recognized as man-made objects. Instead, they are considered thunderstones (ughavan), the product of lightning strikes. The Edo believe Ogiuwu, the god of death, hurls them to the ground as manifestations of his power and anger. The Oba likewise has the right to kill, and gripped thunderstones or celts to magnify his curses. Still kept on altars, they call the ancestors into service as witnesses and supporters.-END- This Voodoo African Ceremonial Ax makes not only a great tool for Practitioners of Voodoo Magick but also a great Collector's item. Rare Old African Ceremonial Ax: L- approx. 18" W- approx. 8 1/4" across the Stone A heavy, dark stone, maybe a Flint stone? Weight just over 2 lbs-see pic #11 In good condition for advanced age with some wood loss, scuffs, wood cracks, but still very sturdy with the stone securely situated within the wood handle-see photos for full details. Exact age unknown See all photos for full description. Photos considered part of description. A free signed book from the Haunted Antiques book series included with purchase. See my other listings to read what the books are about. If you have both of those books one of my other 2 books will be selected. NB: International Buyers Responsible For Any Shipping Customs Or Duty Charges. Disclaimer: For entertainment purposes only. Must be 18 or older to buy “Spirited Items or Haunted items.” Any activity that may or may not occur is at your own risk, NBW and associates are not legally responsible for its use.
Price: 550 USD
Location: Los Angeles, California
End Time: 2024-02-18T01:14:14.000Z
Shipping Cost: 30 USD
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