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Object Number 22-2-50/B3406
Display Title "Maniga" = razor
Descriptions
Object Description "Maniga" = razor
Inventory Description Knife, flat rectangular wood grip, rectangular flat blade, angled end
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 10.9 x 3.9 x 0.9 cm (4 5/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B3406

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