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Object Number
15-28-50/B634
Display Title
War knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knife, double sided blade, incised, wood grip, hide covered sheath, fiber tie
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Sankuru R; Stanley Falls, but common around
Materials
Hide, Fiber, Iron, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 46 x 10 x 4.1 cm (18 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
15-28-50/B634
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