Axe
About this object
Specific techniques
Handmade by a local blacksmith using a home anvil and animal skin baffle.
Physical description
Bahumbukushu axe with a wooden shaft. Base is flat; top has a rounded cylindrical knob that extends backward. Triangular metal blade protrudes from front of knob, with tang inserted through centre. Small triangular depressions decorate sides of blade; oval embossed in middle of triangle on the left side. Blade is angled downward; knob is angled upward.
Date Acquired
19 Jul 2021
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Collection of Ngami baskets and San artifactsMore...
Measurements
Overall: 72.2 cm x 6.7 cm x 28.3 cm
Object Number
3512/44