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Wooden machete of buriti stalk
Wooden machete of buriti stalk
Object Number 61-7-30/8263
Display Title Wooden machete of buriti stalk
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, carved of very light wood withhandle, possibly a model?, chipped tip
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Canela
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Ponto
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Baixao Preto
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 27.3 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm (10 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-7-30/8263

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