Object class: Tools for wood-cutting and -finishing / Culture or time period: Bantu - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Hatchet, accession number 5-14301, described as Hatchet. "Chimbuya" (dance hatchet). "Chimonomono" (wood). Blade is a separately carved wood piece inserted into wood handle, dark staining at end of blade and both ends of handle. Length of handle 33 centimeters. Used to dance with, in a "play like a theatre," especially used by women. Purchased for 44 Francs, equivalent to $0.88 USD [at date of collection, 1960].

Hearst Museum object titled Hatchet, accession number 5-1914, described as Hatchet (Mōn Ōvōn); length: 17 inches; width: 6½ inches.