Axe
AF1240
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1240 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Baluba |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper | Wood |
| Technique | Incised |
| Description | Ceremonial axe. Triangular shaped blade with tapered end stuck through the handle, and the other end (wide end) acting as the chopping edge; linear lines incised on blade; both faces of blade have similiar designs; short, dark brown wooden handle; middle portion of handle is wrapped in metal wire. |
| Length | 18.3 cm |
| Width | 18.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 780 - Other Number |
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