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Small wooden knife with brass button decoration
Small wooden knife with brass button decoration
Object Number 37-77-50/2599
Display Title Small wooden knife with brass button decoration
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, carved wood, 3 brass tacks, 1 missing
Classification
  • Knife
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 13.3 x 2.1 x 0.6 cm (5 1/4 x 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2599
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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