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Object Number 2006.38.180
Display Title Billhook
Descriptions
Object Description Billhook; wooden handle, inset curved metal blade
Inventory Description Hook, cylindrical wood handle, cracked, flat curved meal hood inserted
Classification
  • Hook
Department Ethnographic
Date 1980 or earlier
Culture
  • Efe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms Ituri Forest
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 51.5 x 6 x 2 cm (20 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2006.38.180
Credit Line In memory of Diane Dixon-Daniel, gift of Renee Bertrand
Provenance
Owner Lavi Daniel (1993)
Owner Diane Dixon (1993)
Collector Jean-Pierre Hallet (Before 1980? - 1993)
Donor Renee C. Bertrand

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