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Object Number
30-36-50/B4836
Display Title
Razor
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knife, small iron blade with raised notch on back, wood grip
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Pessy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Liberia, Interior
Materials
Iron, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm (4 13/16 x 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B4836
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
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