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Knife and sheath
Object Number 14-9-50/85413
Display Title Knife and sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sword, short, metal, wooden sheath over blade held together with fiber cords
Classification
  • Sword
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Wood, Metal, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 47 x 7.4 x 2 cm (18 1/2 x 2 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 14-9-50/85413

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