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Blade, throwing knife
Blade, throwing knife
Object Number 2006.32.2
Display Title Blade, throwing knife
Descriptions
Object Description Long blade with linear design; wood handle, original?; throwing knife; mounted on wood base
Inventory Description Knife, curved blade with incised design, wood handle and base
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Azande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Metal, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 73 x 20 x 4.5 cm (28 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2006.32.2
Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector Benjamin Hertzberg
Collector Lilian Hertzberg
Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)
Seller Art 127

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