Cleaver
| Object Number: | 42-30-548 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Baluba |
| Provenience: | Zaire |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Iron Ivory |
| Length: | 25 cm |
| Width: | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 202 - Other Number |
Description
Iron blade with slight medial ridge on both faces and with wide, obtusely pointed end, slightly concave sides contracting to a point behind which they contract sharply to the tang which extends through the wooden grip, lentoid at the junction with the blade and narrowing to a flat circular end. Band of deep grooves around grip near blade.
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