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Copper Axe

Artwork title: Copper Axe

Ceremonial axe with smooth, carved wood handle, dark brown, and copper blade. Upper portion of handle etched with checkered, zig-zag, and diagonal patterns. Blade attached to handle with two slender pieces that taper from each end of blade and meet at handle. Edge of blade is curved with sharp points at top and bottom. Center of blade is etched with three pin-wheel-shaped motifs.

Kuba peoples

History
— Objects
13 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.
African
Gift of the Reverend and Mrs. John S. Ragland (Cherry) in memory of her parents The Reverend and Mrs. William T. Mulcay, Sr. who lived in the Belgian Congo for 18 years.
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