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Object Number
17-41-50/B1684
Display Title
Razor or tatooing chisel
Descriptions
Object Description
Razor
Inventory Description
Knife, rectangular blade, flared tip, central twisted stem, tapered to point
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tapoke
- Mongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 11.8 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm (4 5/8 x 1 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-41-50/B1684, (516)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-41-50/B1686 | Razor or tatooing chisel |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1685 | Razor or tatooing chisel |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1683 | Razor or tatooing chisel |
Razor
|
Zaire
| |
| 14-9-50/85433 | Razors |
Knife
|
Africa
| |
| 17-41-50/B1678 | Tatooing chisel and tooth cutter |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 14-9-50/85432 | Razor and hair pin |
Knife
|
Africa
| |
| 30-32-50/B4511 | Razor (luketu) |
Knife
|
Madehani
| |
| 22-2-50/B3406 | "Maniga" = razor |
Knife
|
Cameroon
| |
| 37-77-50/2906 | Razor used to make poro marks (iron with wooden handle) |
Knife
|
Liberia
| |
| 08-25-50/73679 | Razor |
Knife
|
Kenya
| |
| 988-18-50/12524 | Circumcision razor |
Knife
|
Ivory Coast
| |
| 988-18-50/12479 | Circumcision razor |
Knife
|
Ivory Coast
|