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Adze
Object Number 29-4-50/H771
Display Title Adze
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adze, carved wood, cylindrical handle, split, iron blade, perforated, curved head
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Azande Abandia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Uele-I-Timbiri District; Bili, near
Materials Wood Metal
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of handle): 6.8 × 50 × 4.5 cm (2 11/16 × 19 11/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-4-50/H771

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