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Object Number 17-41-50/B1835
Display Title Axe - one mask
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ax, copper handle, iron blade decorated with twist and masks
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 37.2 x 20.5 x 2.9 cm (14 5/8 x 8 1/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B1835

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