Object number
1933.59.34
Description
Axe from Bornu or Bauchi regions of northern Nigeria. Iron blade with incised linear decoration set perpendicularly into a sinuous wooden shaft which swells at the upper end, and which is covered in reptile skin. At the base of the shaft is an iron spiral which forms a ferrule. Near the middle of the shaft is a leather strap with remains of iron chain links. Collected by Lieut Col Robert L. Beasley DSO between 1901 and 1906.
Production place
Bornu region, Bauchi region
Date
1850 - 1906
Production period
19th century
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Inscription
Pagan axe Bornu and Batchi provinces, N Nigeria Given by Lt Col R L Beasley DSO May 1933
