FMNH 300011.nosub[1]
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Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Chicago Natural History Museum - Ethnology | 22-5 | Provenience: Jos, Nigeria | People or Culture: Pagan Fulani | Object: Caremonial axe | Material: Wood, iron, gilded glass (beads) | Description: Slot-hafted axe. Blade attenuated; curved; pointed at one end and splayed at the other; square section. Handle of anthropomorphic form possibly representing the entire body; two locks of hair representing antelope horns descent in plane of handle. Wood stained reddish brown. Parts charred black; geometric and zoomorphic motives burned in. Ear rings. See reverse | Dimensions: (in cm.) Blade- 61 long, Haft- 56 long, 8 wide | Collection: Presented by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strotz (collectors) 11 October 1965. [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 300011 | Field No. | Neg. No. | Acc. 2874 [BACK] [ILLUSTRATION]Catalog Number: 300011.nosub[1]Description: axe handleMaterials: wood, iron, glassCultural Attribution: Pagan FulaniAccession Number: [2874] Strotz, Robert H. and Mrs. (Gift)Accession Year: 1965City/Town: JosCollector/Source: Strotz, Robert H. and Mrs., Strotz, Robert H. and Mrs.EMu IRN: 1412902GUID: 925dc570-764e-468a-b763-7c1afa305b14
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