axe
- Museum number
- As1951,04.40
- Description
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Register 1951: Composite axe made of heavy wedge-shaped iron head and wooden haft.
- Production date
- 19thC (late)
- Dimensions
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Length: 26.30 centimetres
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Weight: 153 grammes
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Width: 5.40 centimetres
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Depth: 2.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Register 1951:
Kedah, Malaysia.
Carried concealed in the sleeve and used for striking at the occiput.
"Given to me by a man in Singapore who got it in Kedah, 1915."
See ETH DOC 1691.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1951
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As1951,04.40