Axe

Museum number:
5-1816
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050001816
Alternate number:
D 10 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1383
Description:
Hoe(ébak), wooden handle 16 ½" long, blade 4 ½" w ; (41.88 cm, 11.43 cm) Made by men, used by women
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon, Fang
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Axes (tools)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-1816, described as Hoe(ébak), wooden handle 16 ½" long, blade 4 ½" w ; (41.88 cm, 11.43 cm) Made by men, used by women
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-1816, described as Hoe(ébak), wooden handle 16 ½" long, blade 4 ½" w ; (41.88 cm, 11.43 cm) Made by men, used by women

Tools