Balta or Axe

Title:

Balta or Axe

Title:

البلطة أو الفأس

Author:

Ḥassūn, Rawād (photographer)

Contributor:

Ma‘rūf, Walīd

Date:

2019-04-01

Subject:

Tools | Axe | al-Sham Region | Palestinian heritage | Artefacts

Description:

Axe or al-Balta is considered a traditional tool of Palestinian and Syrian peoples. It is a made of cast iron, it is one of the most important tools used by the first human being to defend himself, and it is used for cutting wood and for plowing the earth.

Format:

Photo

Rights:

Swansea City Opera/AUB Libraries, All rights reserved.

ARK:

https://n2t.net/ark:/86073/b3x92n

iiif Manifest:

https://libraries.aub.edu.lb/iiifservices/item/ark86073b3x92n/manifest