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Brush cutter
Object Number 2011.19.23
Display Title Brush cutter
Descriptions
Object Description Metal brush cutter, wooden cylindrical handle bound with thin metal wire, hexagonal shaft, sharp edge curves twice, darkened discoloration on wood and metal, tip curves into a point
Inventory Description Metal tool, wooden cylindrical handle bound with thin metal wire, metal hexagonal shaft, metal tip, curved, tapered
Classification
  • Sickle
Department Ethnographic
Date 1979 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Materials Metal Wood
Dimensions Other: 62.6 x 14.1 x 2.4 cm (24 5/8 x 5 9/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.19.23
Credit Line Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector André J. Navez (-7/19/2011)
Donor Donated by André J. Navez (-7/19/2011)

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