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Object Number 20-29-50/B2129
Display Title Axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ax, carved wooden handle, cylindrical, triangular iron blade inserted at end
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kaka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Iron, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 49.5 x 19 x 2.5 cm (19 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20-29-50/B2129

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