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Chisel
Object Number 22-2-50/B2977
Display Title Chisel
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chisel, flared tapered head, rounded stem, open end
Classification
  • Chisel
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Fang
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 10.3 x 4.7 x 3.1 cm (4 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B2977

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