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Object Number
39-39-50/3874
Display Title
Small knife used for skinning and scraping, narrow blade, rough wooden handle (m
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
mbako
Object Description
Small knife used for skinning and scraping, narrow blade, rough wooden handle (mbako)
Inventory Description
Knife, small iron blade, inserted into small wood grip
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Iron, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 16.9 x 1.2 x 1.4 cm (6 5/8 x 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3874
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