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Object Number 37-126-50/3245
Display Title Iron implement for cutting brush (wooden handle) - beb
Descriptions
Indigenous Term beb
Inventory Description Knife, rounded, flat, iron blade, tapered to point, inserted into wood handle
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mekei
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Cameroon, southern central
Materials Wood, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 35.5 x 12.5 x 3.9 cm (14 x 4 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-126-50/3245

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