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Object Number
20-29-50/B2169
Display Title
Axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ax, wood handle, painted black, flared iron blade inserted
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bene
- Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Iron, Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 68.5 x 27 x 3.6 cm (26 15/16 x 10 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B2169
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