Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Songye. Axe, late 19th or early 20th century. Iron, wood, copper alloy, 15 1/8 x 9 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (38.5 x 23.5 x 4.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.526. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Songye

Title

Axe

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Medium

Iron, wood, copper alloy

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

15 1/8 x 9 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (38.5 x 23.5 x 4.5 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.526

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