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Knife for hollowing out wooden bowls
Knife for hollowing out wooden bowls
Object Number 22-2-50/B3408
Display Title Knife for hollowing out wooden bowls
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, elongated, rectangular handle, iron blade inserted, curved tip
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm (13 x 1 1/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-2-50/B3408

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