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Object Number 2008.11.1.2
Display Title Letter opener with carved female head; 2 of 4
Descriptions
Object Description Letter opener, carved female head with headwrap, right profile; 2 of 4
Inventory Description Knife, flat, curved blade, carved female head with headwrap handle
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Date 1967-1969 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Central African Republic
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 x 2.6 x 0.5 cm (5 3/8 x 1 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2008.11.1.2
Credit Line Gift of Kevin & Linda Burke
Provenance
Collector J. Kevin Burke (1967-1969 - 7/17/08)
Donor J. Kevin Burke (1967-1969 - 7/17/08)
Donor Linda Burke (1967-1969 - 7/17/2008)

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