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Adze

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This small adze with a wooden haft and metal head is used mostly by men for cutting trees and curving wood to make beehives.

Details

Title: Adze
Location: Kenya
Type: Adze
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Iron & Wood
Photographer: GibsPhotography
Local Name: Kongoti
Community: thatraka
Collection Date: 1968-05-27
Collected By: E.J.Brown

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