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Object Number 47-44-50/6179
Display Title Wooden knob-kerrie
Descriptions
Inventory Description Club, round wooden head, perforated, carved wood handle, flat end
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 44.5 x 8.3 x 7.4 cm (17 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6179, #35

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