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Titolo dell'opera:
Ascia cerimoniale
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Technique and Dimensions:
Engraved and punched iron (made by white blacksmiths), decorticated and perforated wood (made by the Natives), leather
Location:
Piano II;area 10bis
Provenance:
Bequest Cap. E.A.D’Albertis, 1932
Pipe tomahawk (pipe axe). Used in its dual function: as a ceremonial pipe and as a combat axe