Knife

42-30-532

From: Zaire

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 42-30-532
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ababua
Provenience Zaire
Section African
Materials Iron | Copper | Wood
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.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942
Other Number 499 - Collector Number

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