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Object Number
14-9-50/85399
Display Title
Ceremonial axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Axe, copper covered wooden handle, iron blade with twisted and mask decoration
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basonge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Kasai-Sankuru Rivers
Materials
Steel , Wood , Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 52.2 x 26.7 x 4.3 cm (20 9/16 x 10 1/2 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
85399
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