Axe

Museum number:
5-17011
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Alternate number:
EC-50 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4787
Object count:
1
Description:
Dance axe with carved wooden handle and hand forged bladed. Blade is "T" shaped with an arc shaped blade edge. Handle is straight, tapered, & flared at base and finished with a large egg-shaped knob at top. Tang of blade come through the back of the top knob and is bent upward. A band of wire is 2 cm below the knob. 1962.
Donor:
Elizabeth Colson
Collection place:
Gwembe Valley, Zambia
Collector:
Elizabeth Colson
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ceremonial axes (ceremonial weapons) and Ceremonial axes (weapons)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
September 9, 2011
Context of use:
Used for dance.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
handle— length 50 centimeters, length 29 centimeters, and width 24 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-17011, described as Dance axe with carved wooden handle and hand forged bladed. Blade is "T" shaped with an arc shaped blade edge. Handle is straight, tapered, & flared at base and finished with a large egg-shaped knob at top. Tang of blade come through the back of the top knob and is bent upward. A band of wire is 2 cm below the knob. 1962.

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