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Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-8535, described as Axe; wood; with iron head; long handle; length: 60 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-7032, described as Axe; iron blade inserted into hard wood handle; l. 60 cm; w. of head 24 cm. Used by men and women for chopping wood.
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-7092, described as Iron headed axe, slot hafted triangular shaped iron head, wooden handle with knobbed end for holding axe head. 61 cm length.
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-7090a,b, described as Iron headed axe, T shaped axe head, wooden handle (sawn in half) 84 cms length
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-1942, described as Axe; wooden handle
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-17097, described as Axe, carved darkened wood handle incised with geometric design near head curved iron blade with one side engraved with geometric design.
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-7093a,b, described as Axe, body - a, head - b
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-7086, described as Iron headed axe, slot hafted triangular shaped axe head; wooden handle with bulbous end for axe head. 54 cms length.
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-15169, described as Axe. Light colored wood with iron blade. Length 67.5 centimeters. From Niger, vicinity of Lake Chad, N'guigmi; Kanouri peoples. Probably for woodworking.
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-4395, described as Axe ("Djimbu"); metal with black and natural wood handle. Length: 39.5 cm; blade length: 12.5 cm. Made by Chikenge Kasoma of Samakaka, taught by Chipwete of Angola.

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