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Object Number
30-2-50/B4953.1
Display Title
Paini, machete and shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Sword, iron blade, incised, bulbous forked tip, wood, brass and iron handle
Classification
- Sword
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bamum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, central
Materials
Iron, Brass, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 60.6 x 11.2 x 3.2 cm (23 7/8 x 4 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
30-2-50/B4953.1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-2-50/B4953 | Paini, machete and shield |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 30-2-50/B4952 | Paini, machete shield |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
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Sword
|
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| |
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Sword
|
Cameroon
| |
| 20-29-50/B2191 | Machete |
Sword
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3601 | Sword (machete) |
Sword
|
Cameroon
| |
| 32-71-70/D4107 | Machete and scabbard |
Sword
Raw Material |
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 08-36-70/5177A | Steel machete with basketry handle. |
Sword
|
Luzon
| |
| 29-4-50/H729 | Curved sabre with brass wrapped handle |
Sword
|
Congo
| |
| 21-28-50/B2788 | Machete |
Knife
|
Cameroon
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 21-28-50/B2789 | Machete |
Knife
Shaft, modified |
Cameroon
| |
| 55-48-10/35373 | Steel (?) machete |
Knife
|
North America
|