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Knife used for skinning and scraping- large flat iron blade, wooden handle with
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Object Number 39-39-50/3867
Display Title Knife used for skinning and scraping- large flat iron blade, wooden handle with
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mbako
Object Description Knife used for skinning and scraping- large flat iron blade, wooden handle with thin iron strip wound around it (mbako)
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of

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Knife used for skinning and scraping, large flat iron blade, wooden handle with
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39-39-50/3871 Knife used for skinning and scraping - large flat iron blade, wooden handle with
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39-39-50/3866 Knife used for skinning and scraping- large flat iron blade, wooden handle with
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39-39-50/3872 Knife used for skinning and scraping - large flat iron blade, wooden handle with
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Knife used for skinning and scraping - large flat iron blade, wooden handle with
39-39-50/3873 Knife used for skinning and scraping - large flat iron blade, wooden handle with
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39-39-50/3874 Small knife used for skinning and scraping, narrow blade, rough wooden handle (m
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39-39-50/3864 Small knife used for skinning and scraping, iron blade, polished wood handle (mb
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39-39-50/4481 Knife, scalpel type - iron blade, wooden handle; used for scraping and skinning
Raw Material
Knife
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