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Knife
Object Number 20-29-50/B2190
Display Title Knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, carved, cylindrical handle, inserted iron bar, flattened, curved end
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wood, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm (8 7/16 x 1 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20-29-50/B2190

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