Razor

Object Number:

AF1746

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Bateke

Provenience:

Zaire
Kasai District
Belgian Congo

Section:

African

Materials:

Metal

Description:

Brass knife used for cicatrization. Handle is flattened and rounded at corners. Incised groove down center. Pointed tip.

Length:

11.8cm

Width:

1.2cm

Depth:

0.7cm

Credit Line:

Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff

Other Number:

124

Collector Number

Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum (18 Sep 2011 - Jan 2013)