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Object Number
29-75-50/H930
Display Title
File
Descriptions
Inventory Description
File, painted wood handle, metal tacks, iron extension with incised lines
Classification
- Woodworking
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Iron, Brass, Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 31.3 x 2.6 x 0.7 cm (12 5/16 x 1 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
H930
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1927)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1927-1929)
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