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Object Number
15-28-50/B636
Display Title
"Beheading knife"
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knife, flat, curved blade, incised, serrated on one edge, arrow protrusion near
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Aruwimi Basin
Materials
Iron, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 81.5 x 11.3 x 4 cm (32 1/16 x 4 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B636
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-28-50/B637 | Beheading knife |
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