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Ritual axe

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Description of the slide: Ritual axes, e.g. for founding a village

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Khasi (Khassija)
Object type
Ritual axe
Dimensions
Length: 64 cm
Width: 12 cm
Depth: 3 cm
Material/Technique
Metal , Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 24828

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    India
    who
    Ao-Naga
    Khasi (Khassija)
  • Collecting
    who
    Mukerjee - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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