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1941.7.5

Pipe with iron axe head. [DCF Court Team 25/3/2003]

1941.7.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pipe with iron axe head. [DCF Court Team 25/3/2003]
Long description
Pipe with iron axe head. The stem of the pipe is made from a length of bamboo which has been bound with plant fibre yarn and covered with some sort of black resin. One end of the pipe has a short length of animal horn attached. At the other end a socketed iron axe head has been attached. [FC 18/10/2010]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Charles Green
Date / Period
Date made: Circa after 1630
Date collected
By 1941
Acquisition information
Donated: 1941
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Horn, Material Resin Plant, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Process Recycled, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound
Dimensions
Width: max 154 mm axehead, Length: max 497 mm stem
Object numbers
Accession number: 1941.7.5

Search terms: Ritual and Ceremonial, Weapon, Tool, Trade, Narcotic, Axe, Pipe, Tobacco Accessory, Ceremonial Object

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