{"product_id":"indian-wild-tribes-axe-2","title":"INDIAN WILD TRIBES AXE","description":"\u003cp\u003eSee \u003cem\u003eGlossary of the Construction, Use and Decoration of Arms and Armor\u003c\/em\u003e, Stone 199 #1. 34 ¼” length. Wood haft. Rare nubbed back iron blade with double ringed skull crusher socket back. India’s wild tribes are noted for their cannibalistic human sacrifice ritual, Meriah in which a victim is lashed to a beam and displayed to the gathered worshipers then dispatched by strangulation or blade. The flesh is then divided among the attendants and consumed. The ritual was believed to assure a productive growing season. Their defense of the forest against British intrusion ultimately led to war in 1836. The death of a Christian missionary in the Andaman Islands in November 2018 is a reminder of the isolation and ferocity of these people.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Gift Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48871336902899,"sku":"C7122","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/0599\/2600\/files\/C7122C.png?v=1776870460","url":"https:\/\/historygiftstore.com\/products\/indian-wild-tribes-axe-2","provider":"The History Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}