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Object Number 40-24-50/4997
Display Title Iron tooth chisel
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chisel, iron rod with flattened edge on one end
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mvegumba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Abu Satta Hills-north of Tambura
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm (2 5/8 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/4997

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