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Object Number
23-33-50/B3530
Display Title
War axe, used also as badge of office by chief
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ax, polished wooden handle, curved top, crescent shaped blade, flat, leather.
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Leather, Wood, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 48.5 x 33 x 2.5 cm (19 1/8 x 13 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
23-33-50/B3530
Provenance
Collector
William C. Bell
(before 1923)
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