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Axe

1973

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This axe head was forged by a blacksmith called Wario Diba at Modo eoshe. The handle is made of wood cut from the stem of a tree(dadach) and shaped with a qoto(adze). It is used by women only for cutting wood for firewood, making containers and sticks for building huts.

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  • Title: Axe
  • Date Created: 1973
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Axe
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Iron, Wood
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Qochi
  • Community: Boran
  • Collection Date: 1976-03-31
  • Collected By: J.Frentz
National Museums of Kenya

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