Axe Head Item Number: Sf512 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A heavy, t-shaped axe head made of cast metal. One side is relatively smooth; the other is pitted and irregular.
Narrative
Pre-Conquest, before 1532 C.E. J-shaped, cast axe-heads are found over a wide time span. The prototypical ones were made in stone.
Item History
What
- Name
- Axe Head
- Identification Number
- Sf512
- Type of Item
- axe head
- Material
- copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast
- Overall
- height 1.2 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 8.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1532
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0711/0015