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Knife hook, large
Object Number 2007.18.6.5
Display Title Knife hook, large
Descriptions
Object Description Knife hook, large
Inventory Description Knife, carved wood handle, incised, long steel blade, curved
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: 51 x 7 x 4 cm (20 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2007.18.6.5
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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