Knife

Object Number:	42-30-532
Current Location:	Collections Storage
Culture:	Ababua
Provenience:	Zaire
Section:	African
Materials:	Iron Copper Wood
Credit Line:	Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942
Other Number:	499 - Other Number

Description

Double-edged iron blade widening to rounded end. On each face, a double line of gouges terminating in a group of four small inlaid copper discs surrounded by gouged dots. Deep, lenthwise piercing on both surfaces between blade and wooden grip, whichwidens to a flat, circular end, and is completely wrapped with a narrow strip of copper.