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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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Nyasaland
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| 49-14-50/8084 | Wood and metal axe. Ifembi or Sembe |
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| 49-14-50/8082 | Wood and metal axe. Ifembi or Sembe |
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Nyasaland
| |
| 49-14-50/8079 | Wood and metal axe. Ifembi or Sembe |
Axe
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 49-14-50/8083 | Wood and metal axe. Ifembi or Sembe |
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| |
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| |
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Zimbabwe | |
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