Axe
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Unidentified artist or workshop, Mossi style
Medium
Wood, iron
Geography
Burkina Faso
Date
before 1981
Dimensions
H.38 cm, L. 57.5 cm, W. 3.5 cm
Object number
2009.126.283
Credit Line
Donated by Esther Amrad Dagan in memory of her daughter Halit, and in homage to unknown African artists
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Global Africa
Description
Axe with carved decorative handle, incised with zig zag and criss cross motifs. The thin, hand-forged iron blade is small and flat in front and ends in a point at rear that bisects handle. This axe was likely made for commercial distribution.
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