Throwing knife

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Object Number 29-4-50/H768

Display Title Throwing knife

Descriptions

Inventory Description Throwing knife, iron grip covered with fiber cloth, multiple blade extensions

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Azande Abandia

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Congo

Additional Geographic Terms Uele-I-Timbiri District; Bili, near

Materials Iron, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 41.2 x 46.3 x 0.9 cm (16 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 29-4-50/H768

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