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Object Number 27-38-50/B4336.1
Display Title Axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe, carved wood shaft, engraved crescent-shaped metal blade.
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 68.1 x 17.6 x 3.8 cm (26 13/16 x 6 15/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B4336

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