adze
- Museum number
- Af1954,23.1833
- Description
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Register 1954
Wood adze handle, the top with human head wurmounted by a hat ending in two horn-like projections: the handle itself with brass studs and tin-plating.
- Dimensions
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Height: 32.20 centimetres
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Width: 16.40 centimetres
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Depth: 6.90 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Register 1954
Wood adze handle, the top with human head wurmounted by a hat ending in two horn-like projections: the handle itself with brass studs and tin-plating.
(Yaka, Zaire.)
(The hat reminiscent of those worn by male initiates at circumcision rites.)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1954
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1954,23.1833
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: 43417 (Wellcome Collection Number)
