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Object Number 30-65-50/H1206.1
Display Title War knives
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, angled iron blade, curved cutting edge, carved wood grip
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Azande Abandia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Uele-I-Timbiri District; Bondo and Monga, villages between
Materials Iron, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 36.4 x 20.8 x 3.7 cm (14 5/16 x 8 3/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-65-50/H1206

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