• Foto Number: SAH-556

The polished axe must have been the primary weapon or implement of Neolithic man. Thousands of them have been found, and the beauty of its shape and the fine grain of the minerals chosen are a source of admiration. Numerous ethnographic comparisons allow us to assume that it was shafted in wood, the shaft hole having been drilled with the help of fire. A vegetable resin, like glue, may have secured the fastening (IFAN Collection, Dakar, Senegal) - 1969

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  Africa Sahara GreatDesert Ténéré Senegal Dakar neolithic stone ax Prehistoric IFAN, Dakar, Senegal