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Two-sided axe-poleaxe. 19th century
Number
МАЭ № 2436-128
Read moreTitle
Two-sided axe-poleaxe
Read moreEthnicity
Persians
Read moreDate
19th century
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Material
steel, silver wire (?)
Read moreDimensions
length total 75.0; width max 25.0
Read moreAnnotation
Two-sided poleaxes were used by Irani horsemen as saddle axes. Dervishes - Muslim pilgrims-mystics, who often took part in combats of Irani army were weaponed with such axes. Dervishes’ weapon has symbolic function as well. In Isphahan axes were used in rite of camel offering during Eid al-Adha.
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Ethnography of South and South-West Asia
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