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Wooden axe with basket for carrying head
Wooden axe with basket for carrying head
Object Number 37-98-70/668
Display Title Wooden axe with basket for carrying head
Descriptions
Indigenous Term fato
Inventory Description Axe, iron blade in basket attached to wooden handle
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island
Additional Geographic Terms Dutch East Indies, South; Hilisimaetano, vicinity of
Materials Iron, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 35.5 x 10.2 x 7.9 cm (14 x 4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/668

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