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Object Number
81-10-70/24521
Display Title
Rude shell axe, on handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Axe, L-shaped, cylindrical wooden handle, shell or stone head, head tied to handle with twisted fiber cordage
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Federated States of Micronesia
/
<State>
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Caroline Islands
Materials
Wood , Shell? , Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 70.8 × 24.1 × 9 cm (27 7/8 × 9 1/2 × 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
24521
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