Knife hook, small

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Object Number 2007.18.6.1

Display Title Knife hook, small

Descriptions

Object Description Knife hook, small

Inventory Description Knife, carved wood handle, perforated, long steel blade, hooked

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Date 1981 or earlier

Culture

Lese

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Congo

Additional Geographic Terms Ituri Forest

Materials Iron, Wood

Dimensions Overall: 24 x 3 x 1.5 cm (9 7/16 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 2007.18.6.1

Credit Line Gift of Irven DeVore

Provenance

Collector Irven DeVore (1981 - 12/27/07)

Donor Irven DeVore (1981 - 12/27/07)

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