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Axe ("odo") - iron head; wooden handle with bands of iron and hide
Axe ("odo") - iron head; wooden handle with bands of iron and hide
Object Number 40-24-50/5109
Display Title Axe ("odo") - iron head; wooden handle with bands of iron and hide
Descriptions
Indigenous Term odo
Inventory Description Axe, iron axe head, wood shaft, polished, w/ metal band, hide band and loop end
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Acholi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Paloktaka; Lotti, near
Materials Wood, Iron, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 75.3 x 17.4 x 3.4 cm (29 5/8 x 6 7/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/5109

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