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Wooden dancing knife
Object Number 17-41-50/B1824
Display Title Wooden dancing knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, carved wood, L-shaped, incised geometric designs, stained, chipped
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 56.3 x 15.5 x 4.7 cm (22 3/16 x 6 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B.1824

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