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Object Number
22-2-50/B3482
Display Title
Circumcising knife. "mbal i kwe." obtained from man about 50 years old+
Descriptions
Object Description
Circumcising knife. "mbal i kwe." obtained from man about 50 years old who performed operations and who claimed his grandfather had used it.
Inventory Description
Knife, rectangular wood handle, incised lines, curved blade, angled tip
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 2 x 1.6 cm (10 5/8 x 13/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50/B3482
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