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Object Number
65-3-50/10687
Display Title
Ceremonial battle axe - copper handle, iron decorated blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Axe, iron blade, open work with twisted bars, human face, copper handle
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bakuba?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, central: Belgian Congo; Stanley Pool; Leopoldville, near
Materials
Iron, Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 48.3 x 23.8 x 5.7 cm (19 x 9 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
65-3-50/10687
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