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Object Number
17-22-50/87252
Display Title
Axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ax, long cylindrical handle, leather-wrapped wood, crescent shaped blade, incise
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials
Wood, Leather, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 56 x 21 x 1 cm (22 1/16 x 8 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87252
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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