Object Number | 29-59-204 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Ambundu |
Provenience | Angola |
Section | African |
Materials | Steel | Wood |
Description | Wooden handle with carved head; steel blade. "Axe of a small soba used as a sign of authority when he goes on trips. Somewhat of the same type as the ordinary axe carried by the average native, but this is more highly carved, showing that it belonged to a man of authority." See 29-59-202 |
Length | 42 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
Other Number | Mercer 22612 - Old Museum Number | 5 - Field No SF |
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