Mangbetu knife - long iron blade with right angle curve – Objects

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Object Number 40-24-50/5059

Display Title Mangbetu knife - long iron blade with right angle curve

Descriptions

Object Description Mangbetu knife - long iron blade with right angle curve, small carved wooden handle

Inventory Description Knife, angled, flat blade tapered to point, carved wood handle, cracked

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Zande

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Belgian Congo

Materials Iron, Wood

Dimensions Overall: 43.5 x 23.5 x 3.3 cm (17 1/8 x 9 1/4 x 1 5/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 40-24-50/5059

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