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Caption

Songye. Axe, late 19th or early 20th century. Iron, copper alloy, wood, 16 1/8 x 9 1/4 x 1 1/4in. (41 x 23.5 x 3.2cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 22.840. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Songye

Title

Axe

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Medium

Iron, copper alloy, wood

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

16 1/8 x 9 1/4 x 1 1/4in. (41 x 23.5 x 3.2cm)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

22.840

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