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Object Number 11-46-50/83170
Display Title Piece of slag; iron axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Piece of iron slag
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 4.1 x 2.8 x 3.2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 83170

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Fragment
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