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Object Number
37-32-50/2395
Display Title
Native iron axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ax, carved wooden handle, rectangular metal blade in end, tapered.
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bafia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern: Mbam River, along the
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 68 x 17 x 5 cm (26 3/4 x 6 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-32-50/2395
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