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Knife
Object Number 08-25-50/73553.1
Display Title Knife
Descriptions
Object Description Knives, work wooden handles
Inventory Description Knife, carved wood handle, thin, curved iron blade
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Materials Wood, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 36.3 x 5.8 x 1.9 cm (14 5/16 x 2 5/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
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