Axe
| Object Number: | 37-22-96 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Sherbro |
| Provenience: | Sierra Leone Sherbro Island |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood Iron |
| Length: | 58 cm |
| Width: | 5.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937 |
| Other Number: | 49 - Collector Number |
Description
Gbire= axe; bau refers to the shape of the handle. This is the type of axe used to cut off the "heads" or cluster of palm nuts. See 37-22-103. It does not differ in any important respect from the woodworker's axe. See 27-22-91.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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