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Object Number 29-4-50/H870
Display Title Hacking knives
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knives, small, double-edged iron blades, cylindrical wood handles, fiber-wrapped
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karu Mamuri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo / Oriental Province / <County> / <City> / Rock hill Arokanggi Mekbengge's chefferie
Additional Geographic Terms Ituri-Kibali District; Arebi, 15 miles southwest of
Dimensions Overall: 49 x 6 x 3.3 cm (19 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 29-4-50/H870

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