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Object Number
29-4-50/H737
Display Title
Heavy work knives
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knives, carved wood handles, double edged blades inserted, rounded tips
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bobwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Uele-I-Timbiri District; Bambili, west of
Materials
Wood, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 41.5 x 4.6 x 2.2 cm (16 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
29-4-50/H737
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