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Iron knife, bone handle and aluminum scabbard
Iron knife, bone handle and aluminum scabbard
Object Number 30-36-50/B4803
Display Title Iron knife, bone handle and aluminum scabbard
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, bone handle, iron blade, aluminum sheath, incised, brass trim
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mandingo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Liberia, Interior
Materials Bone, Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 39.5 x 5.5 x 2.7 cm (15 9/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-36-50/B4803
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1930)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1930)

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