Knife - long, oval, iron blade with incising; carved wooden handle – Objects

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Object Number 40-24-50/5096

Display Title Knife - long, oval, iron blade with incising; carved wooden handle

Descriptions

Inventory Description Knife, double edged blade, incised, carved wood handle, flared top, bottom

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Mundu

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Belgian Congo

Materials Wood, Iron

Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 4.2 x 1.6 cm (9 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 5/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 40-24-50/5096, 7890

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