Bunga's iron knife

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Object Number 48-36-50/7294

Display Title Bunga's iron knife

Descriptions

Inventory Description Knife, straight iron blade, flat iron grip with hook at end

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Mano

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia

Materials Iron

Dimensions Overall: 48.6 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm (19 1/8 x 1 1/16 x 1/2 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 48-36-50/7294; Bunga's Knife

Provenance

Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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