Knife - plain iron blade, wooden handle – Objects

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Object Number 40-24-50/5011

Display Title Knife - plain iron blade, wooden handle

Descriptions

Object Description Knife - plain iron blade, wooden handle, sheath of waterbuck hide bound at top with iron

Inventory Description Knife, iron blade, wood grip, sewn hide sheath with fiber, strap in back

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Zande

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Tambura, near

Materials Hide, Wood, Fiber, Iron

Dimensions Overall: 30.5 x 5 x 2.7 cm (12 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 40-24-50/5011

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