Axe
| Object Number: | AF1237 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Baluba Basonge |
| Provenience: | Zaire Kasai District Belgian Congo |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood Iron |
| Length: | 40.3 cm |
| Width: | 19.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number: | 778 - Other Number |
Description
Wooden handle has a wide base; above the wide base the handle is slender, but widens and beocomes bulbous at the top by the iron blade; iron blade is narrow where it is connected to the handle but widens and has a slightly arched, wide striking edge; the top and bottom edge of each face of blase is raised; there are five small holes through the blade, each of which is surrounded by a circle-between the circle and the hole are notches which radiate out fromt the hole.
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