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Object Number 29-4-50/H735
Display Title Men's dress knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, double edged iron blade, textured and perforated in center, copper grip
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bobwa Bakango
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo / <State> / <County> / <City> / Malinggoya
Additional Geographic Terms Uele, Left bank of; Malinggoya
Dimensions Overall: 45.2 x 5 x 2.2 cm (17 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-4-50/H735

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