adze

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Object Type
Museum number: Af1949,46.449
Description: Adze (with head of shaft in shape of human head) made of wood, iron.
Production ethnic group: Made by: Bushongo; Made by: Kuba; Made by: Lele (?)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Democratic Republic of Congo
Materials: wood; iron
Dimensions: Height: 40 centimetres; Width: 32 centimetres; Depth: 6.80 centimetres
Curator's comments: Register addition "Bushongo" Register addition "Bashilele".
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 1987, London, Museum of Mankind (Room 5), 'Introduction to the Collections'
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Acquisition date: 1949
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Af1949,46.449

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