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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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