Adze blade

Museum number:
5-4222a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21054222a@2cb
Alternate number:
44 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2037
Description:
Socketed adze (zana). A) Wood handle; length: 38.5 cm. B) Iron blade; length: 12 cm. Made by Mafa smiths; used by men and women for cutting wood.
Donor:
Paul Hinderling and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mokolo, North Region, Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
N. Cameroon; Mokolo; Mafa tribe
Culture or time period:
Mafa tribe
Collector:
Paul Hinderling
Collection date:
August 1, 1964
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Adzes
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade, accession number 5-4222a,b, described as Socketed adze (zana). A) Wood handle; length: 38.5 cm. B) Iron blade; length: 12 cm. Made by Mafa smiths; used by men and women for cutting wood.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade, accession number 5-4222a,b, described as Socketed adze (zana). A) Wood handle; length: 38.5 cm. B) Iron blade; length: 12 cm. Made by Mafa smiths; used by men and women for cutting wood.

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