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Object Number 37-105-50/3094
Display Title Pair of iron razors
Descriptions
Inventory Description Razors, iron, triangular, flat, twisted and looped end
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ba Copi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 13.9 x 2.2 x 0.3 cm (5 1/2 x 7/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-105-50/3094

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