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Object Number
34-91-50/336
Display Title
Billhook - wooden shaft, iron blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Billhook, cylindrical wooden handle, curved metal blade inserted at 1 end.
Classification
- Billhook
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamite
- Masai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Uganda
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<County>
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Elgongi
Additional Geographic Terms
Kenya Colony: Mt. Elgon; region of
Materials
Metal, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 111.5 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm (43 7/8 x 2 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-91-50/336
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34-91-50/337 | Billhook - wooden shaft, iron blade |
Billhook
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Elgongi
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| 34-91-50/494 | 2 billhooks with iron blades |
Billhook
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Kaimosi
| |
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| 34-91-50/494.1 | 2 billhooks with iron blades |
Billhook
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Kaimosi
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Billhook
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| 49-14-50/8100 | Metal billhook blade. Kasengo |
Billhook
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Nyasaland
| |
| 49-14-50/8099 | Metal billhook blade. Kasengo |
Billhook
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Nyasaland
| |
| 49-14-50/8098 | Metal billhook blade. Kasengo |
Billhook
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Nyasaland
| |
| 30-32-50/B4670 | Bill hook with shaft, hango |
Billhook
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Wahehe
| |
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Billhook
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Nyaruanda
| |
| 49-14-50/8421 | Billhook of wooden handle and metal blade. Chikwanji |
Tools
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Nyasaland
| |
| 30-32-50/B4669 | Bill hook, omoholo |
Billhook
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Ukerewe
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Billhook
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