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Object Number
14-9-50/85400
Display Title
Ceremonial axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Axe, iron blade, perforated, incised, copper inlay, hammered copper handle
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basonge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Kasai-Sankuru Rivers
Materials
Copper, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 38.5 x 21.3 x 5 cm (15 3/16 x 8 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
14-9-50/85400
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