Bullova Axe
Culture
Indian
Date1700s-1800s
Mediumsteel, wood and walrus ivory
Dimensions88 × 37 cm (34 5/8 × 14 9/16 in.), 1 lb, 10 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.299
DescriptionSteel crescentic single-edge blade. Back of blade tapers to oval socket open for circular-section long wooden haft with bone or ivory butt ferrule. Socket of head fits over a cylindrical sleeve of iron, the top of which is cut with deep decorative saw-tooth cuts expanding around slightly domed top of haft. Lower edge of sleeve cut with notches.ProvenanceOn permanent loan from Andover Newton Theological School (Andover, MA) on 22 March 1946; a formal gift from the school on 22 September 1999. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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