Scraper and furrower, for spear shafts

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Object Number 20-29-50/B2187

Display Title Scraper and furrower, for spear shafts

Descriptions

Inventory Description Serrated metal blade inserted into V-shaped wooden handle.

Classification

Raw Material
Scraper

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Bene
Fang

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Cameroon

Additional Geographic Terms West Africa

Materials Wood, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 9.6 x 2.4 cm (6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 20-29-50/B2187

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	46-78-70/2368.2	Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+	Spear	Papua New Guinea
	46-78-30/5610	Arrows or spears of bamboo shafts and black wooden points. the points +	Spear	Bolivia
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	46-78-70/2325.1	Spears or arrows of bamboo shafts and black wooden points, in bad +	Spear	Malaysia
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	30-65-50/H1256.1	Arrows, long serrated metal spike points, wood shafts, fiber wrap at notch	Arrow	Simsima

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