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Object Number
11-46-50/83101
Display Title
"Executioner's knife" and sheath
Descriptions
Object Description
"Executioner's knife" and sheath"
Inventory Description
Knife, metal blade, incised decoration, carved wood with hide and metal handle
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Materials
Metal, Wood, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 42.5 x 10.1 x 2.5 cm (16 3/4 x 4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
83101
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| |
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