Object name: Axe / Object class: Ceremonial axes (ceremonial weapons) / Collector: Elizabeth Colson - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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.