Small knife, iron blade, wooden handle, mbako

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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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