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Object Number
37-126-50/3263
Display Title
Iron blade in wooden scabbard (skin covered) - afumba
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
afumba
Inventory Description
Sword in skin covered wood scabbard, metal blade, black, peaked wood handle
Classification
- Sword
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Cameroon, southern
Dimensions
Overall: 59.5 x 12 x 3.6 cm (23 7/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
37-126-50/3263
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