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.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Samacaca, Lunda Norte, Angola
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Angola; Samakaka; near Sakam-Bundji; Chokwe
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Maker or artist:
Chikenge Kasoma
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
Collection date:
May 17, 1960
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Axes (tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
overall— length 39.5 centimeters and blade— length 12.5 centimeters