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Object Number 973-16-50/11414
Display Title Adze, 17" length. 6 1/2" metal blade
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tetsebe
Inventory Description Handle, carved wood, missing blade, hide cover
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Wood, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 42.7 x 8.5 x 3.9 cm (16 13/16 x 3 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11414, 121
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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