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Metal battle axe
Object Number 41-52-30/3007
Display Title Metal battle axe
Descriptions
Object Description Wrought metal battle axe with broken wooden haft, 395 mm x 27 mm, rest of measurements in record are for blade. Blade parabolic in shape, with slots for lashing to haft, haft partly covered with silver (?) foil attached by staples.
Inventory Description Copper axe, crescent shaped blade attached to wooden handle with metal band.
Classification
  • Blade
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast
Materials Metal, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 39.3 x 12.8 x 3.1 cm (15 1/2 x 5 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object desany
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1941)
Donor Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1941)

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