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Object Number 08-36-70/74452
Display Title Balbelasan, or northern battle axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ax, head ax, steel curved blade, wood handle, undecorated
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Igorot: Bontok
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon
Additional Geographic Terms Bontoc province, north of
Materials Wood, Steel
Dimensions Overall: 61.2 x 35.3 x 4.5 cm (24 1/8 x 13 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-36-70/74452

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