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Iron cutlass - may have been made from white man's iron
Iron cutlass - may have been made from white man's iron
Object Number 37-32-50/2406
Display Title Iron cutlass - may have been made from white man's iron
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, double edged iron blade, inserted into wood grip, polished, flat bottom
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Mbalmayon, vicinity of
Materials Iron, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 56.4 x 6 x 4.5 cm (22 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2406

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