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Adze. "Chopping axe - copper blade and wooden handle". 34x12.5x6 cm.
Adze. "Chopping axe - copper blade and wooden handle". 34x12.5x6 cm.
Object Number 48-6-10/29183
Display Title Adze. "Chopping axe - copper blade and wooden handle". 34x12.5x6 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description Adze. "Chopping axe - copper blade and wooden handle". 34x12.5x6 cm.
Inventory Description Ax, wood handle, perforated, copper blade attached to handle with hide
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Copper Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Nunavut
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Territory: Coronation Gulf
Materials Copper , Wood , Rawhide
Dimensions Overall: 34 x 12.5 x 6 cm (13 3/8 x 4 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-6-10/29183 48-6-10/29183 Ethnographic 48-6-10/29183
Provenance
Collector James E. F. Wight (1916)
Seller James E. F. Wight (2/3/1948)

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