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Object Number
48-14-30/5644
Display Title
Anchor-axe - used to crush enemy's skull
Descriptions
Object Description
Anchor-axe - used to crush enemy's skull
Inventory Description
Ax, ground stone, w/ wood and fiber handle, woven strap, bead and tassel fringe.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Apinage
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
/
Tocantins
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Apinage
Additional Geographic Terms
Northeastern
Materials
Stone, Fiber, Wood, Resin, Cotton, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 15.3 x 20 x 3.9 cm (6 x 7 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
48-14-30/5644
Provenance
Collector
Mr. William C. Downs
(c.1898 - 1948)
Donor
Mr. William C. Downs
(c.1898 - 1948)
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