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Object Number
20-29-50/B2168
Display Title
Axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ax, carved wooden handle, cylindrical, painted, with iron blade, flared.
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Fang
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Pigment, Metal, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 69 x 23 x 3.5 cm (27 3/16 x 9 1/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
20-29-50/B2168
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