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1965.3.2

Battle axe with eye-hafted winged blade. The wooden haft is partly bound with brass wire. [SM 24/07/2007]

1965.3.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Battle axe with eye-hafted winged blade. The wooden haft is partly bound with brass wire. [SM 24/07/2007]
Long description
Battle axe with eye-hafted winged blade. The wooden haft is partly bound with brass wire. The axe has a finial spike held by a cast brass tube and the haft has a brass butt. The cast tube is decorated with semicircles and lines. [SM 24/07/2007]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Odisha Ganjam
Cultural groups
Saora
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Folk-Lore Society
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1897
Date collected
1897
Acquisition information
Donated: 1965
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Cast, Process Bound, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Length: max 1067 mm, Length x Width: max 137 x 261 mm blade
Object numbers
Accession number: 1965.3.2 Other numbers: D.97.18

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Axe

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