Ceremonial Axe

Songye

Caption

Songye. Ceremonial Axe, late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, iron, wood, 15 x 10 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. (38.0 x 26.2 x 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Lydia Richardson Babbott Fund, 44.126.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Songye

Title

Ceremonial Axe

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Medium

Copper alloy, iron, wood

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

15 x 10 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. (38.0 x 26.2 x 3.7 cm)

Credit Line

Lydia Richardson Babbott Fund

Accession Number

44.126

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