Axe
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Museum number: UEM19218
Material: Iron, wood, brass and copper
Region and culture: Kasaï
Description: Richly ornamented ceremonial axe from Kasaï. Small faces are visible on the shaft. This part of the axe is made from wood with brass wrapped around it. The blade is made from iron.
Lieutenant Finn Kjelstrup donated the axe to the Ethnographic museum. Approx. 1911.