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Throwing knife
Object Number 98-3-50/51403
Display Title Throwing knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, 3 protruding metal blades, small leather wrapped handle
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River
Materials Metal, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 42.6 x 21.3 x 0.7 cm (16 3/4 x 8 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98-3-50/51403

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