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Object Number 37-126-50/3257
Display Title Iron circumcision knife with wooden handle - kongu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term kongu
Inventory Description Knife, iron blade, triangular with curved cutting edge, carved wood grip
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bangunda?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Cameroon, extreme Southeast
Dimensions Overall: 39.3 x 10 x 2.9 cm (15 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-126-50/3257

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