Iron finger knife

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Object Number 34-91-50/1512

Display Title Iron finger knife

Descriptions

Inventory Description Knife, round, flat blade, loop on top, and wrapped with twisted fiber

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Karamojong

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Kenya

Additional Geographic Terms Karamoja; Mt. Debasien

Materials Iron, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 10.2 x 6.9 x 0.9 cm (4 x 2 11/16 x 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 34-91-50/1512

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