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Tobacco knife of bamboo
Tobacco knife of bamboo
Object Number 04-19-70/63315
Display Title Tobacco knife of bamboo
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, bamboo fragment, long, rectangular
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Additional Geographic Terms Mendalam River
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 1.1 x 0.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63315

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