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Knife with wooden sheath
Knife with wooden sheath
Object Number 69-20-50/1258
Display Title Knife with wooden sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, iron blade, wood handle, with wooden sheath, fiber ties, leather strap.
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Wood, Fiber, Iron, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 54.8 x 8 x 3.8 cm (21 9/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-20-50/1258
Provenance
Donor Boston Marine Society (1869)

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