Handle
Axe
AF1242A
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1242A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Zappo-Zap |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper | Iron | Wood |
| Description | Copper, cylindrical handle; top end is rounded; rim of base is flared with a flat base; bands of copper are found on body of handle; (handle is of wood with copper tacked over it). These axes were formerly carried in front of chiefs as insignia of the dignity; nowadays they are, however, made for export by the very clever Zappo-Zap smiths. Basonge type. |
| Length | 39 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 5.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 765 - Other Number |
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