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Ekuua, beheading axe, with copper filigree (made to imitate reeds), bound with b
Ekuua, beheading axe, with copper filigree (made to imitate reeds), bound with b
Object Number 39-64-50/3453
Display Title Ekuua, beheading axe, with copper filigree (made to imitate reeds), bound with b
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Ekuua
Object Description Ekuua, beheading axe, with copper filigree (made to imitate reeds), bound with bark string; was hafted
Inventory Description Ax, central cylindrical handle, semi-circular head, openwork circle
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benguela Highlands
Materials Copper, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 27.5 x 16 x 1.4 cm (10 13/16 x 6 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 3453

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