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Ordinary pocket knife
Ordinary pocket knife
Object Number 30-36-50/B4802
Display Title Ordinary pocket knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, curved wood handle, curved blade, straight cutting edge
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Liberia, Interior
Materials Wood, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 2.3 x 2.4 cm (11 x 7/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-36-50/B4802
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1930)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1930)

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