Iron cutlass - may have been made from white man's iron – Objects

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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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