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Knife used for skinning and scraping, large flat iron blade, wooden handle with
Knife used for skinning and scraping, large flat iron blade, wooden handle with
Object Number 39-39-50/3870
Display Title Knife used for skinning and scraping, large flat iron blade, wooden handle with
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mbako
Object Description Knife used for skinning and scraping, large flat iron blade, wooden handle with thin iron and copper strips wound around it (mbako)
Inventory Description Knife, curved iron blade, wood grip wrapped with thin strips of brass and iron
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Iron, Brass, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 25.8 x 5 x 3.4 cm (10 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3870

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