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Object Number
49-14-50/8390
Display Title
Knife of wooden handle and metal blade Luembe
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Luembe
Inventory Description
Knife, curved metal blade, inserted in wood handle, split, blade rusty
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
- Yao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 20.9 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm (8 1/4 x 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8390
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