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Object Number 49-14-50/8099
Display Title Metal billhook blade. Kasengo
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kasengo
Inventory Description Billhook blade, curved iron with tapered iron stem, missing grip
Classification
  • Billhook
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 2.3 x 0.4 cm (11 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8099

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