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Knife and sheath
Object Number 08-25-50/73597
Display Title Knife and sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, steel blade, carved wooden grip and sheath, wrapped with copper wire
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / <State> / <County> / Mwanza
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Victoria, souther region
Materials Wood, Steel, Copper
Dimensions Overall: 46.1 x 5 x 4.8 cm (18 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-25-50/73597, nuranza

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