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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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