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1941.2.121

?Ceremonial axe with crescent blade and copper-covered handle. [El.B 17/07/2007]

1941.2.121

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Collection type
Object
Description
?Ceremonial axe with crescent blade and copper-covered handle. [El.B 17/07/2007]
Long description
The blade has projecting points at the ends of the crescent. It is connected to the handle by bars, the central one has two faces on each side. Between the bars are twisted strands of iron, looped over eyelets on the inside of the crescent.The handle is carved of wood, bulbous at the top and flaring at the butt. [El.B 17/07/2007]
Person
Field collector Frans M. Olbrechts
PRM source Irene Marguerite Beasley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
By 1934
Acquisition information
Donated: 1941
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Copper Metal, Process Wrought, Process Twisted, Process Nailed, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Width: max 240 mm, Length: max 373 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1941.2.121 Other numbers: 8.11.34

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Ritual and Ceremonial, Axe

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