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Object Number 29-75-50/H905
Display Title Brass model of axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe, tubular handle with rectangular axe end, several rings linked at handle base
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 25.3 x 6 x 1.8 cm (9 15/16 x 2 3/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H905
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1927)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1927-1929)

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