Prestige Axe / Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.108
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist Nationality
- Zimbabwean
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood handle
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Angola (nation)
- Chokwe
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Angola (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Chokwe
- Credit Line
- Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
- Dimensions
- 40.6 cm x 22 cm x 12 cm (16 in. x 8 11/16 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Primary Object Type
- axe
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- central and equatorial african styles
- chokwe-lunda
- cutting equipment
- cutting tools
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by process
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- tools and equipment
- western democratic republic of congo styles
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1479 x 958
- File Size
- 166 KB
- Record
- 1998/1.108
- Link to this Item
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"Prestige Axe; Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1998-sl-1.108/1998_1.108.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.