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Knife hook, small, burned design on handle
Knife hook, small, burned design on handle
Object Number 2007.18.6.4
Display Title Knife hook, small, burned design on handle
Descriptions
Object Description Knife hook, small
Inventory Description Knife, carved wood, perforated, incised, steel handle, 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: 23.5 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm (9 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2007.18.6.4
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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