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Wedding hammer. Cylindrical shape, with a wavy hatchet at the tip. Ornamented with circular designs, a tin inlaid girdle, with geometrical designs. Circular designs, dots and small cuts are notched along the edges of the hammer. (Dogwood, tin, copper). Length 1050mm.
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