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Fishing gaff
Object Number 988-18-50/12475
Display Title Fishing gaff
Descriptions
Object Description Wood handle with iron blade
Inventory Description Implement, curved wooden stick handle with tapered metal blade tied with leather
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ivory Coast
Materials Wood, Metal, Leather, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 49.5 x 27.5 x 3.8 cm (19 1/2 x 10 13/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 988-18-50/12475
Provenance
Provenance Abdourahamane Mounkaila (10/87-8/88)
Collector Christopher B. Steiner (10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor Christopher B. Steiner (10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)

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