Ceremonial Axe
date: label: Accession Date
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Collection Date
content: 1895 to 1899
name: label: Collector
content: Rev. Samuel P. Verner
label: Donor Name
content: Camille Bradford
notes: label: Notes
content: Songye ceremonial axe. Wood handle encased in leather. Metal head with face carved on both sides. Other items from same collector in Accession 35839.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 14 Oct 2023
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Songye
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2071186
label: USNM Number
content: E433578-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Axe
physicalDescription: label: Length - Handle
content: 37 cm
label: Width - Handle
content: 5 cm
label: Circumference - Handle
content: 14 cm
label: Circumference - Handle - Pommel
content: 15.25 cm
label: Length - Blade
content: 17.5 cm
label: Width - Blade
content: 19 cm
label: Thickness - Blade
content: 1.25 cm