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Axe. Chinese

Title:

Axe

Ethnic groups:

Chinese

Territory:

river Sanhobe, river Saitsa, Ussuri Krai, Primorsky Oblast

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors:

Museum of the Peoples of the USSR

Material:

Metal: iron

Dimensions:

length 18.5; width 8.5

Number:

РЭМ 8761-11103

Annotation:

A rectangular eye for the axe shaft is provided in the middle. On the blade face is a square brand with a Chinese hieroglyph. Axes were essential tools of Chinese hunters and harvesters. They were used for any wood processing jobs – in construction, making traps, tackles and utensils, and clearing agricultural areas.