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Object Number 2003.1.2404
Display Title Ax
Descriptions
Object Description Ax
Inventory Description Ax, blade, concave cutting edge, squared tip on other end, missing grip
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Materials Steel
Dimensions Overall: 38.3 x 10.9 x 0.8 cm (15 1/16 x 4 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2003.1.2404

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