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ID number: BIRRC-D0094 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: African Collection Title / Object name: Ceremonial axe Object type: Axe Place made: Ngoni, S.E. Africa Place collected: Benguela, Angola Collector: Cadbury, William Materials: Iron, wood, brass and copper Measurements: 49 cm |
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With iron blade and a wooden haft elaborately decorated with brass and copper wire. Collected at Benguela in Angola by William Cadbury in 1908. Notes: According to W.Fagg this axe is in the Ngoni style and is therefore not attributable to the Benguela region. |
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