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Axe handle
Object Number 20-42-70/D1310
Display Title Axe handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ax, bent wood handle only, resin
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms 120 miles inland from Derby
Materials Wood, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 35 x 2.5 x 3.8 cm (13 3/4 x 1 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D1310
Provenance
Collector Mrs. M. J. Brandmarch
Seller Donated by Unknown (1920)

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