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Object Number 18-25-70/D934
Display Title Handle of ceremonial axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz handle, flat crooked shaft, zoomorphic finial, reed wrapped haft
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Massim
Materials Wood, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 59.9 x 28.6 x 3.3 cm (23 9/16 x 11 1/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D / 934

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