Knife, wooden handle

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Object Number 30-36-50/B4799

Display Title Knife, wooden handle

Descriptions

Inventory Description Knife, curved iron blade, wood grip with iron bands and incised guard

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Mandingo

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia

Additional Geographic Terms Liberia, Interior

Materials Wood, Iron

Dimensions Overall: 31.5 x 7.2 x 2 cm (12 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 13/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 30-36-50/B4799

Provenance

Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1930)

Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1930)

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