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Object Number
09-33-70/75420
Display Title
Kitchen axes for dividing food, etc.
Descriptions
Object Description
Kitchen axes for dividing food, etc.
Inventory Description
Knife, rectangular cut animal bone blade inserted into cylindrical wood handle
Classification
- Knife
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
<State>
/
Wuvulu Island
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Manus Province / Matty Island
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Manus Province / Matty Island
Materials
Wood, Bone, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 32.3 x 21.5 x 1.7 cm (12 11/16 x 8 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
106777; 75420
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