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Object Number 13-21-50/84650
Display Title "Shotal" crooked knife, belt and sheath
Descriptions
Object Description "Shotal" crooked knife, belt and sheath
Inventory Description Knife, crooked iron blade, wood handle, hide belt/sheath, croc skin band, buckle
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Berta
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Additional Geographic Terms Bados Village; Rosaires, 20 mi. north of; Blue Nile
Dimensions Overall: 28.7 x 6.7 x 2.2 cm (11 5/16 x 2 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 84650 & 22

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