Axe
37-22-96
From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 37-22-96 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Sherbro |
Provenience | Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Iron |
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. |
Length | 58 cm |
Width | 5.6 cm |
Credit Line | Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937 |
Other Number | 49 - Collector Number |
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