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Object Number
14-9-50/85398
Display Title
Ceremonial axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Axe, large iron blade, iron bars with incised human faces, copper/ wood grip
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basonge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Kasai-Sankuru Rivers
Materials
Iron, Copper, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 45.2 x 32.6 x 6.5 cm (17 13/16 x 12 13/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
14-9-50/85398
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1914
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