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1942.1.415

Axe with winged blade, eye-hafted onto a wooden haft that is bound at the tip, butt and along the haft with copper alloy. [SM 24/07/2007]


1942.1.415

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Collection type
Object
Description
Axe with winged blade, eye-hafted onto a wooden haft that is bound at the tip, butt and along the haft with copper alloy. [SM 24/07/2007]
Long description
Axe with winged blade, eye-hafted onto a wooden haft that is bound at the tip, butt and along the haft with copper alloy. An iron band is bound around the haft where it is socketed to the blade. [SM 24/07/2007]
Geographical reference
Central India
Person
Field collector R.J.M. Holliday
PRM source R.J.M. Holliday
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Steel Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Width: max 126 mm, Length: max 838 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.1.415

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Axe