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.
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Ceremonial Axe
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium
Copper alloy, iron, wood
Classification
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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