Axe or hatchet

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Object Number 17-41-50/B1864

Display Title Axe or hatchet

Descriptions

Inventory Description Ax, carved wooden handle, cylindrical with diamond head, rectangular iron blade.

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Bakuba

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Zaire

Materials Wood, Iron

Dimensions Overall: 61.8 x 18.1 x 3.8 cm (24 5/16 x 7 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 17-41-50/B1864

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