African Copper Axe

RobT · 22nd October 2005, 06:57 PM

Tim and Flavio,
Thanks for the tribal id for my axe. Spring (in African Arms and Armor) attributes a similar iron axe with a pierced head to the Songye but I didn't know for sure if they made copper ones. Also thanks for correcting my two piece blade assumption. I guess the the repousse effect with the faces is achieved by first casting the blade in a mold with those features and then later incising and hammering the cast blade?
Sincerely,
RobT

22nd October 2005, 06:57 PM	#1
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 547	Thanks for ID and info Tim and Flavio, Thanks for the tribal id for my axe. Spring (in African Arms and Armor) attributes a similar iron axe with a pierced head to the Songye but I didn't know for sure if they made copper ones. Also thanks for correcting my two piece blade assumption. I guess the the repousse effect with the faces is achieved by first casting the blade in a mold with those features and then later incising and hammering the cast blade? Sincerely, RobT