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Object Number
980-20-50/12043
Display Title
Flat metal knife, double bladed; blades are modified hour glass shaped (each dif
Descriptions
Object Description
Flat metal knife, double bladed; blades are modified hour glass shaped (each different), joined by a thin central handle wrapped with copper (?) wire.
Inventory Description
Knife, double bladed, modified hour-glass shape, constricted center, wire wrappe
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kuba
- Kuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 2.7 cm (7 5/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
980-20-50/12043
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