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Object Number
20-29-50/B2191
Display Title
Machete
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Sword, iron blade, flared tip, carved wood grip, wrapped with fiber, metal tabs
Classification
- Sword
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Fang
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Iron, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 67.1 x 6.9 x 4.4 cm (26 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-29-50/B2191.1 | Machete |
Sword
|
Cameroon
| |
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Sword
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3601 | Sword (machete) |
Sword
|
Cameroon
| |
| 30-2-50/B4953.1 | Paini, machete and shield |
Sword
|
Cameroon
| |
| 08-36-70/5177A | Steel machete with basketry handle. |
Sword
|
Luzon
| |
| 32-71-70/D4107 | Machete and scabbard |
Sword
Raw Material |
Borneo
Borneo | |
|
Media Restricted
| 21-28-50/B2789 | Machete |
Shaft, modified
Knife |
Cameroon
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 22-2-50/B3404 | War machete |
Knife
Shaft, modified |
Cameroon
| |
| 21-28-50/B2788 | Machete |
Knife
|
Cameroon
| |
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Tools
|
Yucatan
| |
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Tools
|
Yucatan
| |
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Knife
|
Cameroon
|