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Object Number 65-46-50/10802
Display Title Iron axe head, 7.25" long, apporx. 3" wide
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe, rectangular iron blade, curved cutting edge, tapered stem
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Angloa; Chileso
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 18.42 x 7.62 x 0.8 cm (7 1/4 x 3 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-46-50/10802

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