Knife, used most by old men

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Object Number 30-65-50/H1420

Display Title Knife, used most by old men

Descriptions

Inventory Description Knife, angled iron blade, incised linear designs, wood grip with hide tie

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Banda

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Sudan / Bahr al Ghazal

Additional Geographic Terms Raga, near

Materials Wood, Iron, Hide

Dimensions Overall: 41 x 23.5 x 2.6 cm (16 1/8 x 9 1/4 x 1 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 30-65-50/H1420

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