Axe

Museum number:
5-2637
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1685
Description:
Ceremonial walking axe; wooden handle; iron axe blade; punched designs on blade; 18.75 inches long, blade 6.5 inches long.
Donor:
Bonnie B. Keller and University Appropriation
Collection place:
African Craft Village, Livingstone Museum, Zambia
Verbatim coll. place:
No. Rhodesia; African Craft Village; Livingstone; Balovale
Culture or time period:
Luvale
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ceremonial axes (ceremonial weapons) and Ceremonial axes (weapons)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-2637, described as Ceremonial walking axe; wooden handle; iron axe blade; punched designs on blade; 18.75 inches long, blade 6.5 inches long.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-2637, described as Ceremonial walking axe; wooden handle; iron axe blade; punched designs on blade; 18.75 inches long, blade 6.5 inches long.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-2637, described as Ceremonial walking axe; wooden handle; iron axe blade; punched designs on blade; 18.75 inches long, blade 6.5 inches long.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-2637, described as Ceremonial walking axe; wooden handle; iron axe blade; punched designs on blade; 18.75 inches long, blade 6.5 inches long.

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