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Throwing knife "Kulbeda"
Throwing knife "Kulbeda"
Object Number 2006.32.22
Display Title Throwing knife "Kulbeda"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kulbeda
Object Description Knife, "Kulbeda", with large blade, studded grip; set into wooden base
Inventory Description Knife, flat tapered blade, incised, tacks on hilt and grip, wood base
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Abarambo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Metal, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 49 x 13 x 12 cm (19 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector Benjamin Hertzberg
Collector Lilian Hertzberg
Dealer Art 127
Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)
Seller Art 127

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