Metal knife; one flat blade; with a spiral-twisted handle, curled at the end

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Object Number 980-20-50/12029

Display Title Metal knife; one flat blade; with a spiral-twisted handle, curled at the end

Descriptions

Inventory Description Knife, one flat blade, flared end, a spiral-twisted handle, curled at tip

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Kuba
Kuba

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Zaire

Materials Iron

Dimensions Overall: 13.5 x 3 x 0.3 cm (5 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 980-20-50/12029

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
980-20-50/12030	Metal knife; one flat blade; with a spiral-twisted handle, curled at the end	Knife	Zaire
980-20-50/12031	Metal knife; one flat blade; with a spiral-twisted handle, curled at the end	Knife	Zaire
980-20-50/12032	Metal knife; one flat blade; with a spiral-twisted handle, curled at the end	Knife	Zaire
980-20-50/12033	Metal knife; one flat blade; with a spiral-twisted handle, curled at the end	Knife	Zaire
980-20-50/12034	Metal knife; flat blade wtih two spiral-twisted handles parallel to one another	Knife	Zaire
980-20-50/12039	Flat metal blade, one end is a flaring rectangle and the other, separated by a t	Knife	Zaire
39-39-50/4497	Knife for extracting chigoes, bleeding, and basket work - large, spiral grooving	Knife	Nyaruanda
980-20-50/12040	Double bladed flat metal knife with slightly thickened central handle. Both end	Knife	Zaire
980-20-50/12035	Metal knife; double ended with central thinner portion twisted into an S shape a	Knife	Zaire
980-20-50/12036	Flat metal knife, double-ended, one blade is larger than the other	Knife	Zaire
980-20-50/12041	Flat metal knife; double bladed, with identical triangular ends joined by a thic	Knife	Zaire
980-20-50/12037	Flat almost rectangular knife (one end flared) with a small copper band around i	Knife	Zaire

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