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Object Number 14-12-50/85512
Display Title Knife, "sikin" and sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, metal, dagger-like, pointed butt end, leather sheath, stitching and thong
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gamoz?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Dimensions Overall: 21.4 x 4 x 1.2 cm (8 7/16 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 85512

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