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Object Number 22-2-50/B3098
Display Title Stone implements, prehistoric and pre-basa
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axes, polished, rounded flared blade, thick pointed butts
Classification
  • Axe
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14.2 x 10.8 x 4.2 cm (5 9/16 x 4 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 11
Label on object B3098

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