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Object Number
2009.4.283
Display Title
Metal handle from tool?, razor?, pocketknife?
Descriptions
Object Description
Metal handle from tool?, razor?, pocketknife?
Inventory Description
Metal, tool, handle, oxidized, retractable tool, pocketknife?, straight razor?
Classification
- Tool
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
/
Harvard Yard
/
Holden Chapel
Intrasite
L9
Additional Geographic Terms
Harvard Yard
Materials
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 3.6 x 1.5 cm (4 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-5-50/12200 | Razor |
Raw Material
Tools |
Butare
| |
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Knife
|
Ivory Coast
| |
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Knife
|
Ivory Coast
| |
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Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1675 | Razor |
Razor
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1674 | Razor - So Oldman - really a small knife. |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 37-77-50/2906 | Razor used to make poro marks (iron with wooden handle) |
Knife
|
Liberia
| |
| 30-2-50/B4933 | Ken (razor) in abam (sheath) |
Tools
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
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Tools
|
Tanganyika
| |
| 34-144-60/551 | Razor money |
Coin
|
Korea
| |
| 48-36-50/7301 | Iron hook used with razor 48-36-n50/7299 for scarification |
Hook
|
Liberia
| |
| 13-24-60/84839 | Razor |
Knife
|
Kashmir
|