FMNH 90356.nosub[1]

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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History. | ENT | [Field Museum Subject Code written in red] 34-59 | Country: Luzon Island, P.I. | Locality: Balbalassan, ["Lepanto" and "Abra" crossed out] -Bontoc Sub Prov. | People: Tingians [sic] ["Igorot" crossed out] Stock. | Name: Head axe. Long, narrow, two pointed and two curved blade. Slender round hard wood handle, upper part bound with wide iron band. End has ferrule of carved white metal. Length of blade 36.6cm. Length handle and blade 57.5cm. | Collection: R.F. Cummings Expedition, S.C. Simms, Collector, 1906 | Notes: | Price: [Philippine peso symbol] 3.50 | [LEFT MARGIN] A | 90356 | 457 | Acc. 1004 | [ILLUSTRATION] | [ILLUSTRATION NOTATION] | [BACK] |
Catalog Number: 90356.nosub[1]
Description: head axe
Materials: metal, wood, iron
Cultural Attribution: Tinguian
Accession Number: [1004] Cummings Philippine Explorations - Luzon, Philippines - ethnology, 1906-1907 (Expedition)
Accession Year:
Other Numbers: 457
District/County: Bontoc Prov.
City/Town: Balbalasson
Collector/Source: Cummings Philippine Explorations - Luzon, Philippines - ethnology, 1906-1907, Stephen C. Simms : The Field Museum
EMu IRN: 1321922
GUID: 3b8debe0-7fdc-4ff1-89f0-ff29aa57b88a

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