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Native axe used for chopping wood, making wooden utensils
Native axe used for chopping wood, making wooden utensils
Object Number 47-44-50/6190
Display Title Native axe used for chopping wood, making wooden utensils
Descriptions
Object Description Native axe used for chopping wood, making wooden utensils, and often carried on the trail for protection
Inventory Description Axe, metal blade inserted into carved wood handle with incised/pigmented designs
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials Wood, Metal, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 50.4 x 20.9 x 4.4 cm (19 13/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6190; #42 / Axe / 33 (stamped into metal blade)

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