Axe
Songye
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Songye. Axe, late 19th or early 20th century. Iron, wood, reptile skin, 12 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 1 in. (32.7 x 20 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.530. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Axe
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium
Iron, wood, reptile skin
Classification
Dimensions
12 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 1 in. (32.7 x 20 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Accession Number
22.530
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