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Object Number 49-14-50/8421
Display Title Billhook of wooden handle and metal blade. Chikwanji
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chikwanji
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, curved metal blade inserted into carved wood handle
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
  • Chewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Nchisi Mountain
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 84.5 x 6 x 6.1 cm (33 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8421

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