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Object Number
24-48-60/D2285
Display Title
"byssach" knives
Descriptions
Object Description
"byssach" knives
Inventory Description
Knives, wood handles, steel blades, tapered to point, grooved on one side
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yakut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Russia
/
Siberia
Materials
Wood, Steel
Dimensions
Overall: 33.2 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm (13 1/16 x 1 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
D2285
Provenance
Owner
Museum fur Tierkunde und Volkerkunde
Collector
Frederick Alexander
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