Knife

42-30-569

From: Gabon

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 42-30-569
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Fang
Provenience Gabon
Section African
Materials Iron | Wood
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.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942
Other Number 258 - Collector Number

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