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Knife

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a harvesting knife used for cutting cassava and whimbi. Made by a blacksmith who only made about 30 of them.

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Title: Knife
Location: Kenya
Type: Knife
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Wood, Iron
Photographer: Gibsphotography
Local Name: Egekebe
Community: Kuria
Collection Date: 1968-08-20
Collected By: Jean Brown

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