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Object Number
37-98-70/694
Display Title
Iron short sword - for daily use
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
eche laoja
Inventory Description
Knife, iron blade, brass grip, wood sheath, wrapped with fiber, twised tie
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
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Nias Island
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Soliga
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Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Brass, Iron, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 40.8 x 11.9 x 2.7 cm (16 1/16 x 4 11/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/694
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