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Object Number 49-14-50/8087
Display Title Wooden axe handle.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Handle, carved wood, rectangular perforation, splits in handle
Classification
  • Handle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 68.5 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm (26 15/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8087

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