Man's knife and sheath

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Object Number 31-24-50/B5074

Display Title Man's knife and sheath

Descriptions

Inventory Description Knife, leather handle and sheath, incised red/black w/ brown fringe, metal tips.

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Mandingo

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia

Materials Leather, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 41.3 x 19.6 x 5 cm (16 1/4 x 7 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 31-24-50/B5074

Provenance

Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1930)

Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1931)

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