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Object Number
973-24-70/5357
Display Title
Stone axe and handle, 29.75 in. h, butt end carved to resemble bird or reptile.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ax, carved wood handle, tapered, curvilinear incised designs, zoomorphic figure at end of handle, flat and smooth triangular stone inserted at upper end of handle
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Western New Guinea
/
Irian Jaya
/
New Guinea
Materials
Wood , Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 76 × 22 × 5 cm (29 15/16 × 8 11/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
973-24-70/5357a ; 973-24-70/5357b
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Estate of Eliot Elisofon
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