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Object Number 18-25-70/D936
Display Title Axe blade, ceremonial
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe blade, flat, thin, chipped edges
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Massim
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 11.6 x 1 cm (9 1/4 x 4 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/ 936

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