Axe, with wooden handle inserted in a shaft-hole in the iron blade. The blade has an Arabic inscription. [MJD 14/08/2014]

Collection type: Object
Description: Axe, with wooden handle inserted in a shaft-hole in the iron blade. The blade has an Arabic inscription. [MJD 14/08/2014]
Geographical reference: Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of; Darfur
Cultural groups: Arab
Person: Maker Beshi Hasballah Ahud onda; Maker Ali Dinar; Field collector Anthony John Arkell; PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1936
Date collected: 1934 - 1936
Acquisition information: Donated: 1954
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Inscribed, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Socketed
Dimensions: Length: max 715 mm, Width: max 160 mm, Depth: max 45 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1954.5.76 Other numbers: 37D.58A