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Stone axe with wooden handle representing a human head
Location: North America, Northwest Coast, Vancouver Island
Dating: 19th century
Material / Technique: Wood, metal, hair
Collection / Inventory: Museum of Civilizations, Rome. INV. No. MPE 15099/G
Provenance: Mowatchat or Nutka (North America, Northwest Coast, Vancouver Island). Enrico Hillyer Giglioli Collection (1913).
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