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Object Number
29-4-50/H738
Display Title
War? or dress? knife
Descriptions
Object Description
War? or dress? knives
Inventory Description
Knife, curved iron blade, two perforations, inserted in wood handle, wire wrappe
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bobwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Uele-I-Timbiri District; Bambili, west of
Materials
Wood, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 37.5 x 19 x 7 cm (14 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
29-4-50/H738
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-4-50/H738.1 | War? or dress? knife |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 29-4-50/H738.3 | War? or dress? knife |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 29-4-50/H738.4 | War? or dress? knife |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 29-4-50/H738.2 | War? or dress? knife |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 29-4-50/H772 | Dress knife |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 30-65-50/H1201 | War knives |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 40-24-50/5008 | Knife - curved iron blade with 2 perforations and midrib |
Knife
|
Africa
| |
| 22-2-50/B3483 | Machete and war implement, "nitiki pa" or "tiki pa" |
Knife
|
Cameroon
| |
| 37-77-50/3051 | Iron war knife |
Knife
|
Liberia
| |
| 980-20-50/12043 | Flat metal knife, double bladed; blades are modified hour glass shaped (each dif |
Knife
|
Zaire
| |
| 40-24-50/5010 | Knife - made locally with trade iron |
Knife
|
Africa
| |
| 29-4-50/H732 | Men's dress knives |
Knife
|
Congo
|