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Small copper chisel hafted in wooden handle
Small copper chisel hafted in wooden handle
Object Number 42-28-30/4659
Display Title Small copper chisel hafted in wooden handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chisel, carved bone handle, metal attachment, flattened at one end
Classification
  • Chisel
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Bone, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm (6 7/8 x 1 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4659

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