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Object Number 29-75-50/H920
Display Title Hafted iron axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe, iron blade with tapered end, inserted into large wood handle
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Iron, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 58.4 x 22.8 x 5.2 cm (23 x 9 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-75-50/H920
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1927)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1927-1929)

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