Axe with slender iron blade ending in concave edge with two backward curving points. With handle of iron with cast brass decorations. [El.B 09/07/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Axe with slender iron blade ending in concave edge with two backward curving points. With handle of iron with cast brass decorations. [El.B 09/07/2007]
Long description: The decoration at the top of the handle is in the shape of a head with a crest, ears and nose, the blade appears to come out of its mouth. The neck has the appearance of plaited wire. The decoration at the bottom has a similar plaited-wire tube and ends in a wheel. [El.B 09/07/2007]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Benue
Cultural groups: Tiv
Person: Field collector Kenyon Dewar; PRM source Kenyon Dewar
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: By 1931
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1931
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Width: max 300 mm, Length: max 420 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1931.75.3

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