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Shovel
Object Number 999-34-50/12889
Display Title Shovel
Descriptions
Object Description Shovel; crescent-shaped steel blade; steel shaft with inlaid brass and copper
Inventory Description Shovel, long shaft with copper and brass inlay, incised design, crescent shaped
Classification
  • Shovel
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Niger
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa
Materials Steel, Brass, Copper
Dimensions Overall: 137.16 x 13.34 x 6.35 cm (54 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-34-50/12889
Credit Line Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (1997 - 12/12/99)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (1997 - 12/12/99)

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