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Axe
Object Number 2011.19.40
Display Title Axe
Descriptions
Object Description Axe, metal formed around cylinder of wood then flares out to form axe head, significant dark discoloration on wood and metal, curved axe blade, wood damage at base of shaft, 3 holes in wood on shaft, wood damage at the top of the shaft
Inventory Description Axe, carved cylindrical wood handle, grooved, metal head at one end, formed around cylinder, flared to flat semi-circular head
Classification
  • Adze
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Date 1979 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Metal Wood
Dimensions Other: 46.4 x 18.8 x 3.2 cm (18 1/4 x 7 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.19.40
Credit Line Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector André J. Navez (-7/19/2011)
Donor Donated by André J. Navez (-7/19/2011)

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