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Axe (tool)

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Blade and handle made of Fe (soldered together). The blade spike is split lengthwise and rolled outwards to form a spiral (like a camelion tongue) with a brass piece in the centre of each spiral. Rust.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Usaramo
Object type
Axe (tool)
Dimensions
Objektmaß: Klinge L:15,5 cm;Stiel L:37 cm.
Material/Technique
Iron, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 3541

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Tanzania
    who
    Usaramo
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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