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Axe
Object Number 09-33-70/75402
Display Title Axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe, ground coral? blade, cylindrical shaft, slanted haft bound with twisted fib
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / Wuvulu Island
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Manus Province / Matty Island
Materials Wood, Coral, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 79.1 x 19.7 x 5.4 cm (31 1/8 x 7 3/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 75402/ 09-33-70/75402/ 106766.

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