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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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