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Knife and sheath
Object Number 23-33-50/B3525
Display Title Knife and sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, incised and punctate ivory handle, metal blade, hide and wood sheath.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Ivory, Metal, Hide, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm (9 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object B3525
Provenance
Collector William C. Bell (before 1923)

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