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Object Number
17-41-50/B1847
Display Title
Heavy knife in scabbard
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knife, double edged blade, wood grip with hide, brass, sewn hide, wood sheath
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Iron, Hide, Wood, Brass, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 63 x 12 x 6.5 cm (24 13/16 x 4 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B1847
Provenance
Collector
Henri Pareyn
Dealer
William O. Oldman
(ca. 1917 - 1917)
Donor
Mrs. George P. Howe
(1917)
Donor
Prof. A. C. Coolidge
(1917)
Donor
Mr. Oric Bates
(1917)
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