- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Iron bladed axe set in a club handle.
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Kalanga
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1906
- Date collected
- Before 1906
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1906
- Materials and processes
- Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Chip Carved, Process Perforated, Process Socketed, Process Forged (Metal)
- Dimensions
- Width: max 225 mm, Length: max 650 mm, Depth: max 70 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1906.78.14
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