TOOL

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

TOOL

Entry/Object ID

414/10405

Description

HOE/HANDLE/HEAD/LASHING

Collection

ETHNOGRAPHIC/AFRICA

Made/Created

Place

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Cameroon

Region

West Africa

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Kamerun

African

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

TOOL

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood, Metal, PLANT

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Notes

This adze would have been used as a farming and/or carpentry tool. Adzes of this shape and style were used as far back as 1550 BCE throughout Africa.