Ceremonial Axe (gano)
1900s, by 1928
Maker Unknown
African Art
Ceremonial Axe (gano), 1900s, by 1928. Southern Africa, Zimbabwe, Shona-style blacksmith-carver. Iron, wood, and metal; overall: 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House 1929.364 This ceremonial axe has a half-moon piece of metal nailed to it, marked "EKB Depose." It is part of the mechanism for a pocket watch made by Edward Kummer of Bettlach, whose Swiss factories marked watches with his initials between 1888 and 1932.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- Iron, wood, and metal
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1929.364
- Credit Line
- Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 108B Southern African
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