Knife
| Object Number: | 42-30-497 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Mangbetu |
| Provenience: | Zaire |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Ivory Iron |
| Length: | 36 cm |
| Width: | 21 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 373A - Other Number |
Description
Beaked metal blade with concave cutting edge; two pierced round holes; one projection from back, one from base of cutting edge. Long tang extending the full length of the ivory grip, lentoid in section and with one wide deep groove about 4 cm. from blade, the edges of the grip between the groove and the blade slightly concave.
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