Knife in hide sheath

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Object Number 40-91-50/5131

Display Title Knife in hide sheath

Descriptions

Inventory Description Knife, iron knife, ornamental stacked metal handle, in leather sheath

Classification

Raw Material
Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Somali

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Somalia

Additional Geographic Terms East Africa

Materials Iron, Leather

Dimensions Overall: 60.5 x 6.7 x 1.1 cm (23 13/16 x 2 5/8 x 7/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 40-91-50/5131

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