Axe

Museum number:
5-15169
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015169
Accession number:
Acc.4413
Description:
Axe. Light colored wood with iron blade. Length 67.5 centimeters. From Niger, vicinity of Lake Chad, N'guigmi; Kanouri peoples. Probably for woodworking.
Donor:
Bruce Max Feldman and Kate Delos
Collection place:
Lake Chad, Niger
Verbatim coll. place:
Niger; Lake Chad; N'guigmi
Culture or time period:
Kanouri
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Axes (tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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