Accession No
1924.966 B
Description
Axe with long iron blade, a rounded blade head and undulating tang. Set in a wooden handle, with a cylindrical cross-section, bound in fine brass wire with woven patterns.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Malawi
Period
Source
Duncan, C. M. [?collector and bequeather]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1924.966 B
Cultural Affliation
Ngoni [Angoni]
Material
Wood; Metal; Iron; Brass; ?Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
580mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for 1924.966 A-B: 'Two axes. A: Plain wooden handle. The blade decorated with dots. Tang curved with ring hanging from it to keep blade from falling from handle. B: Axe-blade with elaborate tang. The handle entirely covered with brass wire plaited. Port. East Africa.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register description for 1924.966 A-B reads: 'A: axe - plain. B: decorated with wire.'
Event Date
Author: Annie Tomkins
Description (Physical description)
Axe with long iron blade, a rounded blade head and undulating tang. Set in a wooden handle, with a cylindrical cross-section, bound in fine brass wire with woven patterns.
Event Date 28/11/2022
Author: Annie Tomkins
FM:300276
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