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Native cutlars used for cleaning underbrush and in household work
Native cutlars used for cleaning underbrush and in household work
Object Number 18-21-50/B2088
Display Title Native cutlars used for cleaning underbrush and in household work
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, rectangular blade, grooved, inserted into carved wood handle
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern; Metat, near
Materials Iron, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 52 x 7.1 x 2.3 cm (20 1/2 x 2 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 18-21-50/B2088

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