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Object Number 49-14-50/8078
Display Title Wood and metal axe. Ifembi or Sembe
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Ifembi or Sembe
Inventory Description Axe, metal blade inserted into carved wood handle, cracks
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 57 × 4.1 × 15 cm (22 7/16 × 1 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8078

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