Double-bladed Processional Axe

Unknown Artist

blade, 1170 A.H./1756–57 CE; shaft, 19th or 20th century

Double-bladed Processional Axe by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, wood

Dimensions

L. 50 in. (127 cm); L. of head 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); W. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); Wt. 2 lbs. 8.9 oz. (1159.5 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

North Indian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1844

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