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One axe with wooden handle and iron blade bulbous head with hob-nails
One axe with wooden handle and iron blade bulbous head with hob-nails
Object Number 46-78-50/6078
Display Title One axe with wooden handle and iron blade bulbous head with hob-nails
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ax, carved wooden handle, iron and brass decoration, L-shape iron blade, incised
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Umbundu
Materials Wood, Iron, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 60.5 x 31 x 5.3 cm (23 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-50/6078
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900 - 1916)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (1916 - 11/27/1946)

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