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Digital photograph of an iron axe, museum number Af1979,01.4773, presumably donated to or acquired by the British Museu…
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Axe
"An axe with curved wooden shaft bound with bands of iron and brass. A long, tapering forged iron blade is set into a spherical wooden head, bound with hide and embellished with numeous copper and iron studs." Measures 46cm (H) x 28.5cm (W) x 6.5cm (D) [Measurements taken from the British Museum online collections database]
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[18-? or 19-?]
Provenance
This axe was found presumably in or near the Okavango River in Botswana.
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