Hagen axe
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea.
Noun
editHagen axe (plural Hagen axes)
- 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.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 220:
- The great and majestic Hagen axes of Papua New Guinea are exquisitely wrought and of great value.