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Object Number 31-24-50/B5073
Display Title Native hoe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hoe, curved, ovate iron blade, carved wooden handle, incised and painted
Classification
  • Hoe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Iron, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 34 x 14.6 x 7.5 cm (13 3/8 x 5 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B5073
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1931)

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