Iron chisel set in wooden handle

Made:
1880-1920
Iron chisel set in wooden handle, part of set of native tools'

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Iron chisel set in wooden handle, part of set of native tools'
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Iron chisel set in wooden handle, part of set of "native tools", Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651107
Materials:
wood and iron
Measurements:
length 136 mm
handle: length 76 mm
blade: length 60 mm
handle: diameter 27 mm
type:
chisel

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