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Object Number 17-41-50/B1838
Display Title Copper axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe, copper covered handle with copper blade, blade incised with mask
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 39.4 x 20.2 x 4.8 cm (15 1/2 x 7 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B1838

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