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Stone axe (jaka bilik)
Stone axe (jaka bilik)
Object Number 63-29-70/4108
Display Title Stone axe (jaka bilik)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe, tapering perforated handle, ground stone blade, cracked
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials Wood, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 62 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm (24 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 63-29-70/4108

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