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Object Number 22-2-50/B3601
Display Title Sword (machete)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sword, rectangular blade, flared tip, incised with carved wood grip
Classification
  • Sword
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tikar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Materials Wood, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 10.9 x 2.8 cm (2 15/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B3601

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