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Object Number 49-14-50/8120
Display Title Wooden throwing knobkerrie. Nowo
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Nowo
Inventory Description Club, wood, spherical head, thin shaft, nail at top of head, head split
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Dimensions Overall: 60.1 x 9 x 9 cm (23 11/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8120

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