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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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