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Object Number 17-41-50/B1665
Display Title Razor
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, ovate iron blade, flat rectangular grip, wrapped with copper
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mobango
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Iron, Copper
Dimensions Overall: 17.9 x 1.7 x 0.2 cm (7 1/16 x 11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B1665; MOBANGE; 528

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