Knife
| Object Number: | 42-30-569 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Fang |
| Provenience: | Gabon |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Iron Wood |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 258 - Other Number |
Description
Iron blade, the sides parallel for most of their length, then rounded to point; slight medial ridge on each face; band of punctate decoration and hatched triangles and arcs near the bsae on each face; barb from each corner of base; wide, flat "stem" with raised edges. Cylindrical wooden grip with short straight guard from which a tongue extends the length of use "stem" on each face.
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