Chief's knife - large iron blade – Objects

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Object Number 40-24-50/5016

Display Title Chief's knife - large iron blade

Descriptions

Object Description Chief's knife - large iron blade with right angle bend, perforations and decoration; wooden handle, carved

Inventory Description Knife, bent iron blade, double edged, perforated, with carved wooden grip

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Zande

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Tambura, near

Materials Iron, Wood

Dimensions Overall: 35.72 x 18 x 3.8 cm (14 1/16 x 7 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 40-24-50/5016

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