This week's harvest

Freddy · 6th October 2006, 08:16 PM

This is the axe from the junkshop. I don't think it's very old, but at 6 Euro....who cares

It measures about 52,5 cm. The wooden handle has some burnt-in designs.

When I found it, the axe blade was very rusty. After cleaning it a bit, I found it had some engravings. It's stuck into the handle with 2 tangs.

I found a similar piece, looking in the Collections Database of the Division of Anthropology of the American Museum of Natural History.
No tribe is mentioned, but there it's identified as 'ethiopian' with the acquisition year 1964.

On this one, I'm open to any suggestion.

Tim Simmons · 6th October 2006, 09:07 PM

Nice finds Freddy especially as they where cheap. I like the mangbetu piece the most. They do not strike me as all that very old. One of those knives is very similar to one you gave me in a swap. There is a picture in mambele. be I shall get it here.

6th October 2006, 08:16 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Last one. A little help needed This is the axe from the junkshop. I don't think it's very old, but at 6 Euro....who cares It measures about 52,5 cm. The wooden handle has some burnt-in designs. When I found it, the axe blade was very rusty. After cleaning it a bit, I found it had some engravings. It's stuck into the handle with 2 tangs. I found a similar piece, looking in the Collections Database of the Division of Anthropology of the American Museum of Natural History. No tribe is mentioned, but there it's identified as 'ethiopian' with the acquisition year 1964. On this one, I'm open to any suggestion.

6th October 2006, 09:07 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,844	Nice finds Freddy especially as they where cheap. I like the mangbetu piece the most. They do not strike me as all that very old. One of those knives is very similar to one you gave me in a swap. There is a picture in mambele. be I shall get it here.