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Ceremonial axe with wooden handle and decorated metal blade, 18.5" long
Ceremonial axe with wooden handle and decorated metal blade, 18.5" long
Object Number 65-46-50/10800
Display Title Ceremonial axe with wooden handle and decorated metal blade, 18.5" long
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ax, carved wooden handle, cylindrical, painted, with incised iron blade, flared.
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Angloa; Chileso
Materials Wood, Pigment, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 46.99 x 27.5 x 4.2 cm (18 1/2 x 10 13/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-46-50/10800

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