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Wooden axe handle
Object Number 39-39-50/3818A
Display Title Wooden axe handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Handle, carved wood, ball at end perf, dark brown, worn, cracked
Classification
  • Handle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 44.5 x 5 x 5.4 cm (17 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3818-A

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