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Object Number
33-32-70/105
Display Title
Ax with shell blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Axe, carved wood, shell blade and plant leaf lashed with cord to head
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Additional Geographic Terms
Pacific Islands
Materials
Wood, Shell, Plant fiber, Plant leaf
Dimensions
Overall: 56 x 27.5 x 8 cm (22 1/16 x 10 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
33-32-70/105; VI. 23906
Provenance
Collector
Antonie Brandeis
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