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Object Number 39-39-50/3882
Display Title Small knife, iron blade, wooden handle, mbako
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mbako
Inventory Description Knife, curved iron blade, rounded tip, carved wood grip with painted band
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Wood, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 22.1 x 3.5 x 3.1 cm (8 11/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3882

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