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Object Number
2000.29.6
Display Title
Currency, blade
Descriptions
Object Description
Blade currency with leather? wrapped handle
Inventory Description
Ax, iron blade, concave edge, curved extension, wood grip, leather wrapped
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mumuye
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Materials
Iron, Leather, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 43.5 x 24 x 2 cm (17 1/8 x 9 7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2000.29.6
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD and Jane Hughes
Provenance
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(12/10/00)
Donor
Jane Hughes
(12/10/2000)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(12/10/00)
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