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Woman's knife - punctate decoration on iron blade, plain wooden handle
Woman's knife - punctate decoration on iron blade, plain wooden handle
Object Number 40-24-50/5015
Display Title Woman's knife - punctate decoration on iron blade, plain wooden handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, small double-edged iron blade, punctate, carved wood grip
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Tambura, near
Materials Iron, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 17.3 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm (6 13/16 x 1 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/5015

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