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Small axe of tridacna shell head hafted into iron wood handle
Small axe of tridacna shell head hafted into iron wood handle
Object Number 48-51-70/2951
Display Title Small axe of tridacna shell head hafted into iron wood handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ax, carved wood handle, rectangular, shell head attached with twisted fiber
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Materials Wood, Shell, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 43 x 10.2 x 4.4 cm (16 15/16 x 4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-51-70/2951

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