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1945.11.77

Axe with iron or steel winged blade eye-hafted to a plain wooden haft. [SM 24/07/2007]


1945.11.77

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Collection type
Object
Description
Axe with iron or steel winged blade eye-hafted to a plain wooden haft. [SM 24/07/2007]
Long description
Axe with iron or steel winged blade eye-hafted to a plain wooden haft. The blade is decorated with incised patterns near the socket. [SM 24/07/2007]
Geographical reference
Odisha Ganjam
Cultural groups
Gond
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1945
Date collected
By 1945
Acquisition information
Transferred: 12/1932, uncertain Found unentered: 1945
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Steel Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Width: max 133 mm, Length: max 822 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.11.77

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Axe