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African Axe
another first for me, just snagged this axe on ebay. my 1st african one
http://i19.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/ce/2c/d6b4_3.JPG Linky |
Nice one!! :cool: Looks like it is an old one :cool: :cool: .
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he had a bronze one for sale that was very similar (the bronze was decorated) but i went for the steel one as the handle was in better shape. will always wonder if the bronze one was really ancient. woulda went for the two but i had another purchase tonite. (see my moro kris thread). xmas was late this year ;)
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It seems we've really been coming up with axes in topic lately, and this does look like a nice one. While we know it is African, where might it be from?
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There are books that suggest this form of axe is used in the southern parts of Tanzania and Zambia.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...RoQueen011.jpg Illustrations from "Armies of the Nineteenth Cenrury; Africa. East Africa" |
This is a very good map of the major people in Kenya, from a British daily covering the political unrest there.
This axe could well have been used here abouts too though I do think it is from further south. I like maps like this but so many books do not do this. Looking at these current problems with a modern eye one forgets it took 1000 years for England to become truly one nation and a further 700 years to become the United kingdom. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/jamhappy/NEP.jpg |
well, my axe arrived, it's even more impressive than i expected, the axe blade is well decorated, the axe handle is solid, no cracks (the line in the photo is where a piece peeled off but did not crack. the blade is seated solidly and is decorated on all 4 sides.
the long blade makes direction changes a bit unweildy but once you start swinging it, nothing is gonna stop it. would be good for reaching around or over a shield. sharp little tyke. Overall view: http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...Axe018_DCE.jpg blade left: http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...Axe012_DCE.jpg blade right: http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...Axe011_DCE.jpg blade top: http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...Axe014_DCE.jpg blade bottom: http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...Axe015_DCE.jpg |
The blade on your axe is nice and stout which leads me to think it's a war axe rather than a ceremonial axe. Very nice piece!
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Nice!
Spiral |
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