Knife
| Object Number: | 42-30-501 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Mangbetu |
| Provenience: | Northeastern Zaire Zaire |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Iron Ivory |
| Length: | 35 cm |
| Width: | 16.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 375 - Other Number |
Description
Simple, undecorated, beaked metal blade with concave cutting edge; projection on each side at base of blade. Long tang extending the full length of the ivory grip which is lentoid in section, with concave edges, to a deep groove 4.2 cm. from the blade; from the groove to the end, the grip is almost circular in section.
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