Knife, steel, with handle of wood and brass

Made:
1870-1930
Knife, steel, with handle of wood and brass, Mozambique

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Knife, steel, with handle of wood and brass, Mozambique
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Knife, steel, with handle of wood and brass, Mozambique, 1870-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A300284
Materials:
steel, handle, brass and handle, wood
Measurements:
length 132 mm
width 26 mm
handle: thickness 16 mm
type:
knife

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