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Throwing knife
Object Number 2006.32.5
Display Title Throwing knife
Descriptions
Object Description Throwing knife, metal with metal wire wrapped grip; mounted on wood base
Inventory Description Knife, curved, beak-shaped blade, triangular cut-out, wrapped wire grip
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Gabon
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 29.5 x 35 x 3.5 cm (11 5/8 x 13 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2006.32.5
Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector Benjamin Hertzberg
Collector Lilian Hertzberg
Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)

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