Consten, Eleanor von ErdbergPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2020-08-242020-08-241958C-207http://hdl.handle.net/1885/208088The size of this axe indicates that it was probably used as a sacrificial weapon in the beheading of human or animal victims. Leather straps were drawn through the slits in the blade, thus fixing it firmly to the wooden shaft. The perforated animal design is a t'ao-t'ieh (taotie) flanked by dragons. -- h: 35 cm.35mmslideb&wen-AUChinametalworkbronzebook scan2020-08-24This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.