Zande knife ("naba")

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Object Number 40-24-50/5058

Display Title Zande knife ("naba")

Descriptions

Indigenous Term naba

Object Description Zande knife ("naba") - large iron blade with right angle curve; wooden handle bound with metal wire

Inventory Description Knife, bent iron blade, double edged, wood grip wrapped with wire

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Zande

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Yubu

Materials Wood, Iron

Dimensions Overall: 37.6 x 19.7 x 3.2 cm (14 13/16 x 7 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 40-24-50/5058

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