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Object Number 970-29-70/4776.1
Display Title Knives, carved wood, flat ovate ring blade, ornamental handle, cracked
Descriptions
Object Description Knives, carved wood, flat ovate ring blade, ornamental handle, 1 mended
Inventory Description Knives, carved wood, flat ovate ring blade, ornamental handle, cracked
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon; Baelelea village
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 1.3 x 1.6 cm (18 1/8 x 1/2 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-29-70/4776/ 16

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