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Object Number
2000.29.1
Display Title
Currency, throwing knife
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Nzenze
Object Description
Throwing knife, "Nzenze," with leather? wrapped grip; currency
Inventory Description
Throwing knife, flat iron bar, curved on end, sewn leather grip with fur
Classification
- Exchange medium
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Pakudo?
- Matakam?
- Kirdi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Africa / Chad
Africa / Cameroon
Africa / Chad
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Mandara Mountains
Materials
Iron, Leather, Fur
Dimensions
Overall: 56.5 x 16.5 x 4 cm (22 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2000.29.1
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD and Jane Hughes
Provenance
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(12/10/00)
Donor
Jane Hughes
(12/10/2000)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(12/10/00)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000.29.11 | Currency, throwing knife |
Exchange medium
|
Nigeria
| |
| 2000.29.12 | Currency, throwing knife |
Exchange medium
|
Gabon
| |
| 2000.29.4 | Currency, throwing knife |
Knife
|
Cameroon?
| |
| 2000.29.3 | Currency, throwing knife |
Knife
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2000.29.7 | Currency, throwing knife |
Knife
|
Nigeria
Sudan Cameroon Central African Republic | |
| 2000.29.107 | Currency, throwing knife |
Knife
|
Nigeria
Chad Cameroon | |
| 2000.29.10 | Currency, throwing knife |
Knife
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2000.29.8 | Currency, throwing knife |
Knife
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2000.29.13 | Currency, throwing knife |
Knife
|
Central African Republic?
| |
| 2000.29.25 | Currency, throwing knife |
Knife
|
Central African Republic
Chad Cameroon | |
| 2000.29.44 | Currency, throwing knife |
Knife
|
Cameroon?
| |
| 2000.29.2 | Currency, throwing knife |
Knife
|
Cameroon
|