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 - Other Number |
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