Knife

42-30-504

From: Zaire

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 42-30-504
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mangbetu
Provenience Zaire
Section African
Materials Iron | Wood
Description

Beaked metal blade, both the back and the cutting edge concave and sharp; projection on each side of flat tang, which extends the full length of the wooden grip, 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.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942
Other Number 375A - Collector Number

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