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Fish scaling knife
Object Number 29-4-50/H762
Display Title Fish scaling knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, iron blade, double-edged, squared tip, iron-wrapped wood grip
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bangala?
  • Gome?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River; Bangala District; Nouvelle Amrrs., near
Materials Iron, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 26.7 x 3.9 x 2.8 cm (10 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-4-50/H762

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