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Object Number
15-28-50/B637
Display Title
Beheading knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Sword, curved iron blade, serrated one edge, incised, woven cotton, metal grip
Classification
- Sword
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Aruwimi Basin; Stanley Falls, Neighborhood of
Materials
Iron, Wood, Cotton, Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 78.2 x 28.4 x 3.7 cm (30 13/16 x 11 3/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
15-28-50/B637
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-28-50/B636 | "Beheading knife" |
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