Axe with Incised Loop Blade
Hausa / Nupe / Fulbe, Nigeria
Wood, iron, leather
Early 20th century

This rare loop axe was described in African axes as originating from an uncertain culture: Hausa, Fulbe, Nupe, or even more generally Benue or N. Nigeria (Widstrand, 1958). Widstrand describes how it was known as Gitaru amongst the Fulbe, which could have been Gatari among the Hausa.

21.75 in :: 55 cm

InventoryID #13-2067

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