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Object Number
30-36-50/B4804
Display Title
Plain iron knife - worn in a scabbard on a belt
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knife, carved wood handle, green pigment, curved metal blade, handle tip
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Buzi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Liberia, Interior
Materials
Wood, Iron, Silver alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm (8 11/16 x 1 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B4804
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
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