Hagen axe

noun

A type of traditional polished stone axe with a thin blade and decorated handle, part of the culture of the inhabitants of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea.

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Meanings

nounHagen axe (plural Hagen axes)

plural Hagen axes

  1. A type of traditional polished stone axe with a thin blade and decorated handle, part of the culture of the inhabitants of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea.

    The great and majestic Hagen axes of Papua New Guinea are exquisitely wrought and of great value.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 220

Origin

Named after Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea.

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