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Long handled axe
Object Number 32-48-50/30.1
Display Title Long handled axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe handle, cylindrical handle, widened perforated end, incised circle design
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Additional Geographic Terms Tanganyika Territory; Lake Victoria-Nyanza, Southern shore of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 91.8 x 4.6 x 3 cm (36 1/8 x 1 13/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 32-48-50/30.1

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