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Object Number
72-20-50/6756
Display Title
Ax
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ax, carved wooden handle, pointed on one end, small rectangular iron blade,
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 53.5 x 16.7 x 6.2 cm (21 1/16 x 6 9/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
72-20-50/6756
Provenance
Collector
South African Museum
Donor
Museum of Comparative Zoology
(1872)
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