Parade Axe

Songye

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Songye. Parade Axe, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, iron, copper alloy, 16 x 10 x 1 7/8 in. (41.0 x 25.5 x 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.32. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Songye

Title

Parade Axe

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Medium

Wood, iron, copper alloy

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

16 x 10 x 1 7/8 in. (41.0 x 25.5 x 4.7 cm)

Credit Line

The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection

Accession Number

1989.51.32

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