Ax, used in warfare, point end manufactured from bone; incised and decorated

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Object Number 973-11-70/5246

Display Title Ax, used in warfare, point end manufactured from bone; incised and decorated

Descriptions

Object Description Ax, used in warfare, 25.5 in. long, point end manufactured from bone; incised and decorated. cf. 70/5245

Inventory Description Ax, wood handle, woven fiber haft, carved and painted spike, bone point, incised

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Huli

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Papua New Guinea

Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber, Animal bone, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 72 x 47.5 x 3 cm (28 3/8 x 18 11/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 973-11-70/5246/ TN 84

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973-11-70/5241	Ax for chopping trees; used for injuring women. wooden handle, 19.5" 1. Bamboo-w	Axe	Papua New Guinea
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973-11-70/5293	Amulet? (walnut-shaped - possibly manufactured from nut or pit). carved into 3 i	Ornament	Papua New Guinea
973-11-70/5238	Ax with stone-head for "chopping trees." also used for injuring women. Donor sa	Axe	Papua New Guinea
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37-126-50/3240	Iron throwing implement for warfare	Knife	Cameroon

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