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Object Number 15-28-50/B634
Display Title War knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, double sided blade, incised, wood grip, hide covered sheath, fiber tie
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms Sankuru R; Stanley Falls, but common around
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 10 x 4.1 cm (18 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15-28-50/B634

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