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Object Number 21-28-50/B2873
Display Title Axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ax, large, carved wooden handle and large round head, flared metal blade.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Babudu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 56 x 25 x 11 cm (22 1/16 x 9 13/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 21-28-50/B2873

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