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Steel (?) knife in wooden sheath
Steel (?) knife in wooden sheath
Object Number 55-48-70/3773
Display Title Steel (?) knife in wooden sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knives and sheaths, iron crooked blades, 1 large and 1 small knife
Classification
  • Knife
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia
Additional Geographic Terms Malay Archipelago
Materials Brass, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 49.2 x 20 x 4.2 cm (19 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 55-48-40/3773

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