Axe

Museum number:
5-7032
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050007032
Alternate number:
20 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Axe; iron blade inserted into hard wood handle; l. 60 cm; w. of head 24 cm. Used by men and women for chopping wood.
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Ukambani; Kamba (Murdock...44:2)
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Axes (tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

Tools