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Object Number 83-4-20/30387
Display Title Machete
Descriptions
Object Description Machete; modern
Inventory Description Machete, convex metal blade, curved at end, wood handle, nailed
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms Yucatan
Materials Wood, Steel
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 6 x 2.8 cm (18 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30387

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