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Object Number
37-126-50/3242
Display Title
Iron throwing implement for warfare
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Throwing knife, central, flat bar, three blade extensions
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Laka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa; Cameroon, north
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 59.3 x 23.2 x 0.5 cm (23 3/8 x 9 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-126-50/3242
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| 37-126-50/3241 | Iron throwing implement for warfare |
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