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Cold chisel
Object Number 29-75-50/H925
Display Title Cold chisel
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chisel, rectangular bar, flattened and tapered on one end
Classification
  • Chisel
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 6.1 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm (2 3/8 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H925
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1927)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1927-1929)

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