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Object #     6129
Object name     Head Axe, Model
Culture of Origin     Igorot, Bontoc, Philippines
Exhibit Label    

This is a model of a headhunting axe used by the Igorot, which had been on display at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon in 1905. H.B. Hardt's collection of Philippines material was given to the museum after that fair.
Source     H. B. Hardt
Location     Mountain Province, Luzon, Philippines
Credit     Gift of H. B. Hardt


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