The Engel den Hartog Collection consists of 2 axes acquired by Captain Engel den Hartog during the period of his career from 1905 to 1914 sailing the Congo Basin for King Leopold of the former Belgian Congo. Both axes are 15.5 inches long from the top of the axe head to the base of the handle, and the handles are covered in hammered sheet metal held in place with small nails. Both axe heads are decorative. One axe head is decorated with two wrought iron twists and a single face on each side and measures 7.5 inches wide from the blade to the outer handle edge. The other axe head is decorated with a more intricate wrought iron pattern and two heads on each side and measures 9.5 inches wide from the blade of the handle to the outer handle edge.
