Throwing knife - blackened iron, 3 blades – Objects

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Object Number 40-24-50/5009

Display Title Throwing knife - blackened iron, 3 blades

Descriptions

Inventory Description Throwing knife, three blades, cotton and fiber wrapped grip

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Zande

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Bo River

Materials Iron, Fiber, Cotton

Dimensions Overall: 43.2 x 33.2 x 1.4 cm (17 x 13 1/16 x 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 40-24-50/5009

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