Broad Axe

Roberta Elvis

National Gallery of Art

There are two illustrated axes on a light beige background. The larger axe is on the left, featuring a broad, slightly curved silver-gray blade with a wooden handle in a vertical position. The smaller axe to the right shows a similar blade design but is oriented diagonally, with the blade facing upwards to the left and the wooden handle extending to the lower right corner. The color palette consists mostly of muted browns and grays, with the wooden handles having a natural wood grain texture. The objects seem to be depicted accurately to scale, as indicated by the note "Scale 3/4'' = 1'."