Axe

P429

From: Borneo | Dutch East Borneo | Klinjau River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P429
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Madang
Provenience Borneo | Dutch East Borneo | Klinjau River
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Metal | Peel
Description

Axe. Saai. Iron axe head with flaring blade, lashed to long wooden handle with strip of rattan peel. Short winding and two bands of woven rattan peel midway on handle, before broader grip.

Length 60 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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