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Handle
Object Number 29-75-50/H928
Display Title Handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Handle, carved wood, black, metal tacks, iron attachment with socket end
Classification
  • Handle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Iron, Metal, Brass, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 23.8 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm (9 3/8 x 1 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H928
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1927)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1927-1929)

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