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Chimu, Precolumbian
Axe Blade, between 900 and 1470
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Artist Chimu, Precolumbian
Title
  • Axe Blade
Date between 900 and 1470
Medium stone
Dimensions Overall: 4 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 inches (11.4 × 8.3 × 1.6 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Harold Kaye
Accession Number 57.28
Department Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
Not On View
Provenance
1957-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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