Hutsuls Decorative Wooden Handmade Wood Carved Unique Vintage Shepherd's Axe #6

Description

This vintage decorative shepherd's axe is handmade in Western Ukraine (Carpathian Mountains) in 1980s. The axe is made out of wood and the wood carving makes it absolutely beautiful. The
shepherd's axe
is a long thin light axe of Eurasian origin used in past centuries by Hutsuls
shepherds
in the
Carpathian Mountains
;
Hutsuls (an ethnology-cultural group of Ukrainians who inhabit the Carpathian Mountains) called such an axe bartka or valashka. Also the shepherds' axes were used
in other territories which comprise today
Slovakia
,
Czech Republic
,
Poland
,
Ukraine
,
Romania
and
Hungary
.
The features of a shepherd's axe combine a tool with a walking stick, that could be used as a light weapon. It has symbolic historical and cultural connotations and is still used as a prop in many traditional dances. Length is 34”; axe head 5.5 x 3.25”. This decorative shepherd axe will look beautiful on the wall or any other places in the house or office. Stone Axe with Wooden Handle- Reproduction- Neolithic Age. No information of manufacturer or origin. No symbols or markings on item.
To be sold AS IS