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Object Number 08-25-50/73680
Display Title Knife for weaving mats
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, flat iron blade, carved wooden handle
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Mambasa District
Materials Iron, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 14.3 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm (5 5/8 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73680

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