Igorot Axe

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Date

Manufacture Date: 1800-1903

Identifier

As1952,08.5

Origin

Southeast Asia, Philippines, Luzon

Materials

Iron, Wood

Physical Dimensions

54.30 cm x 43.90 cm x 1.70 cm

Provenance

Found/Acquired: Luzon, Philippines
Ethnic group: Igorot

Acquisition Date

1952 (donated by Webster Plass)

Short description

Axe (for head) made of iron, wood

Display status

Currently not on display. Exhibition history: 1996-97, London, Museum of Mankind, 'Stairways to the Sky: Rice and Life in the Philippines'

Official Website

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_As1952-08-5

Collection

British Museum

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“Igorot Axe,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed December 25, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/2569.

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