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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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