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Object Number
90-16-50/48373
Display Title
War club or axe with iron blade
Descriptions
Object Description
War club or axe
Inventory Description
Ax, carved wood handle, triangular blade, wrapped with hide and fur, ring
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
East Africa, central
Materials
Wood, Iron, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 52.5 x 10.9 x 3.9 cm (20 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
90-16-50/48373
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Prof. J. H. Thayer
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