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Knife
Object Number 13-21-50/84667
Display Title Knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, curved iron blade, horn handle, stamped hide/croc skin sheath, hide belt
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Abyssinia
Additional Geographic Terms Ethiopia
Materials Iron, Brass, Hide, Crocodile skin, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 38.1 x 4.1 x 2.4 cm (15 x 1 5/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 84667 & 32

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