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Knife with wooden sheath
Knife with wooden sheath
Object Number 69-20-50/1257
Display Title Knife with wooden sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden sheath, two flat wood slabs tied with fiber, leather strap
Classification
  • Sheath
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Wood, Fiber, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 40.3 x 10.5 x 3.4 cm (15 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-20-50/1257
Provenance
Donor Boston Marine Society (1869)

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