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| Object Number: | 42-30-117 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Chile |
| Culture Area: | South America |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Metal Wood |
| Length: | 29.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 23 - Collector Number |
Description
Single-edged hammered steel blade tapering and curving to point. Socket from back of blade covers tang which extends through facetted wooden grip which expands towards rounded end. Both ends of grip ornamented with narrow bands of copper, silver, bronze and horn, and, at the tang end, of white shell and of metal (?) colored red, green and black.
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