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Native made iron hoe from local iron ore deposits Kasu
Native made iron hoe from local iron ore deposits Kasu
Object Number 49-14-50/8395
Display Title Native made iron hoe from local iron ore deposits Kasu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kasu
Inventory Description Hoe, blade, oblong head, central, extended, tapered stem
Classification
  • Hoe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
  • Nchenachena
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Nchenachena
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 54 x 21 x 1.2 cm (21 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8395

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