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Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-14074, described as Paper knife. Ebony, handle is carved anthropomorphic head, blade is scimitar shape
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-914, described as Knife, wooden handle; length 18.7 cm. Collected 1947-8.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-13441a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-1808, described as Knife(okuñ) ; 11 ¾" long, 1 ½" wide ; (29.86 cm, 3.3 cm)
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-1591a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-13131a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-13133a, described as knife with copper bone handle
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-4644, described as Iron knife with wood handle. All iron is made by Falasha men and sold or traded to Amhara, Qemant, and Wayto.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-6124, described as Circumcision knife; rusty iron blade; wood handle. This type can be used on boys or girls.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-1810, described as Knife, hook blade (okuñ ngun) ; 6" long, 1 ¾" wide ; (15.24 cm, 4.42 cm)

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