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Ceremonial axe, handle is covered with reptile skin
Ceremonial axe, handle is covered with reptile skin
Object Number 14-9-50/85397
Display Title Ceremonial axe, handle is covered with reptile skin
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe, open work iron blade, twisted iron bars, rasied human face, hide/wood grip
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basonge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms Kasai-Sankuru Rivers
Materials Iron, Wood, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 45.8 x 22.6 x 5.1 cm (18 1/16 x 8 7/8 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 14-9-50/85397

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