- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Copper bladed axe with human faces in low relief, in copper sheathed haft. [SM 10/04/2007]
- Long description
- Copper bladed axe with human faces in low relief, in copper sheathed haft. The axe blade is decorated on both sides with an incised human face and punched dashes and dots. [SM 10/04/2007]
- Geographical reference
- Kasai - Sankuru Rivers
- Cultural groups
- Kuba
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1929
- Date collected
- By 1929
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1929
- Materials and processes
- Material Copper Metal, Process Incised, Process Decorated, Process Punched, Process Cast
- Dimensions
- Width: max 197 mm, Length: max 335 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1929.90.8
1929.90.8
Copper bladed axe with human faces in low relief, in copper sheathed haft. [SM 10/04/2007]
On display
1929.90.8
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