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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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