Need ID for Two Axes - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

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Need ID for Two Axes

29th December 2008, 04:59 PM	#5
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	The one on the left - the shaft is from a Shona (Zimbabwe) axe, the raised part at the top of the wood is typical. The "herb-chopper" blade does not belong I think. The axe on the right looks like from a bit further north, maybe Rotse (Zambia). Probably a village headman's "badge of office" - being part of his costume. Regards.

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