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Hatchet, idemo
Object Number 30-32-50/B4668
Display Title Hatchet, idemo
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ax, long wooden handle, bulbous end with flat iron blade, iron tip on other end.
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Igali
  • Wasafwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Igali
Additional Geographic Terms Tanganyika Territory
Materials Iron, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 83 x 28 x 3.9 cm (32 11/16 x 11 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-32-50/B4668

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