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Object Number 36-56-50/1445
Display Title Iron hoe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hoe, carved wooden handle, painted black, flat metal blade inserted on one end
Classification
  • Hoe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Barotse
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zambia
Dimensions Overall: 67.4 x 32.2 x 15.5 cm (26 9/16 x 12 11/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-56-50/1445

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