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Ax (2)

Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy

Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy
Kigali, Rwanda

Made from iron with wooden handle, The axe "Intorezo" or " indyankwi " was the main tool used by carpenters or wood carver while making and shaping different objects in wood. It is also an essential tool used in agriculture to cut trees and branches. In some rural places, where they are still cooking using woods, people use axes for splitting cooking woods

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  • Title: Ax (2)
  • Location Created: Butare, South,Rwanda
  • Type: Metals
  • Original Source: Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy
  • Rights: Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy
  • Medium: iron, wooden handle
Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy

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