Stone axe head regarded by Yoruba as a symbol of Shango
- Made:
- 1500-1700
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Stone axe head regarded by Yoruba as a symbol of Shango, god of lightning and used as a protection against this, Africa, 1500-1700
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A651092
- Materials:
- stone
- Measurements:
-
length 56 mm
width 34 mm
cutting edge, approx.: thickness 2 mm
haft end, approx: thickness 20 mm
- type:
- axe-head
