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Object Number 29-75-50/H931
Display Title Yinni of native iron
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tool, iron, conical point one end, flattened and squared other end
Classification
  • Mechanical
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 23.8 x 3.9 x 3.8 cm (9 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H931
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1927)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1927-1929)

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