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Stone axe head
Object Number 967-71-70/4674
Display Title Stone axe head
Descriptions
Object Description Stone axe head
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, ground stone, smoothed edge
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / South Australia
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 9.5 x 7.6 x 1.9 cm (3 3/4 x 3 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 967-71-70/4674; axe head / South / Australia
Provenance
Collector Russell H. Harris
Seller Mrs. John Linden (12/12/1967)

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