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Object Number 15-62-50/B768
Display Title Spear head
Descriptions
Object Description Knife, wooden handle
Inventory Description Knife, large iron blade, slightly curved, carved wooden grip attached
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Gambia
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Iron, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 40.5 x 5.5 x 3.9 cm (15 15/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 15-59-50/B768; #/168

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